I've got this huge pile of stuff for baking this holiday season. All told, I expect to go through around 60 pounds of sugar, 25 pounds of flour, 12 pounds of butter, about 15 pounds of assorted chocolate, 2-3 pounds of raisins, several large canisters of oatmeal, 10 dozen eggs and most of one 1 pound canister of gelatin. Plus assorted other bits, like a pound of pecan pieces and the bag of caramels that are both going to be used in fudge.
I'm going to start making my chocolate chip cookie dough this week, and freezing it. Then, if I've still got any room in the freezer I'll make the oatmeal raisin dough and freeze that. Doesn't actually save me any work to make it ahead and freeze, but it spreads it out at least, so I don't have to do as much all in one big week long lump.
I also made pretty colored sugars for the jelly candies. Each color is getting 2-3 days spread out in a baking sheet to get it as dry as possible, so hopefully my candies won't melt when I coat them.
I'm going to start making my chocolate chip cookie dough this week, and freezing it. Then, if I've still got any room in the freezer I'll make the oatmeal raisin dough and freeze that. Doesn't actually save me any work to make it ahead and freeze, but it spreads it out at least, so I don't have to do as much all in one big week long lump.
I also made pretty colored sugars for the jelly candies. Each color is getting 2-3 days spread out in a baking sheet to get it as dry as possible, so hopefully my candies won't melt when I coat them.
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