Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast Our Holiday Baking Q&A Spectacular!
Nov 17, 2025
Molly Marzalek-Kelly, a Senior recipe developer at King Arthur, shares tips on the best cookies for shipping and how to freeze cookie dough for holiday freshness. Sarah Jampel, the test kitchen lead, dives into sufganiyot frying methods and perfecting the doughnut experience. Experienced bread baker Martin Philip discusses making light whole-grain dinner rolls by adjusting hydration and flour ratios. Together, they tackle common holiday baking challenges and offer delicious recipe ideas to sweeten the season.
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Best Cookies To Ship
- Ship sturdy cookies like biscotti or other dense cookies to avoid crumbs and breakage in transit.
- If sending fragile cookies, freeze them first and pack with padding (tissue, tea towels) to protect them.
Freeze Dough, Not Baked Cookies
- Portion dough before freezing so you can bake fresh cookies straight from the freezer.
- Freeze dough balls or sheeted dough rather than fully baked cookies for best fresh-baked results.
Cookie Press Success
- Keep cookie-press and stamp dough at the right temperature and well-floured to prevent sticking or cracking.
- Adjust dough warmth: too hot sticks, too cold cracks; practice to find the sweet spot.
