Out of the Frying Pan! Recipes: Cookie Dough Rolls (printer version)

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Cookie Dough Rolls

1/2 batch - 1 batch of your favorite cookie dough
waxed paper or plastic wrap
parchment paper
ribbon or string to tie ends
dish towels, wrapping paper, etc. (optional)

Make a batch (or a half batch) your favorite cookie dough. Chill 30 minutes - 1 hour.
Form into a log. Each batch of dough makes two rolls. Wrap tightly in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Chill a few hours or freeze.
Cut a piece or parchment paper as wide as the cookie roll + an additional 6 inches. Write name of cookie and baking instructions on one end of the parchment paper. Remove plastic wrap or waxed paper from dough roll and re-wrap with clean wrap, if desired (dough won't stick to parchment paper, so it's really not necessary. Starting with the opposite end, roll up cookies in parchment so that the instructions end up on the outside edge. Gather ends like a candy wrapper and tie with ribbon.
If you like, roll with wrapping paper under parchment so that you can see subtle print through parchment. Alternately, you can first tightly wrap cookie dough in clean waxed paper, plastic wrap, or parchment, then roll in a new dishtowel and tie ends.