This Ingenious Ziploc Bag Trick Keeps Christmas Cookies Fresh for Days and Days

Ashia Aubourg
Ashia Aubourg
From the moment I started remixing ramen noodles into gourmet meals and spending hours watching cooking shows as a puny six-year-old, I knew I found a deep passion for food. While I realized — after taking on a two-year high school internship in an award-winning kitchen — that a…read more
published Dec 21, 2024
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It’s always a huge bummer when you go through the trouble of baking a fresh batch of chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, or shortbread cookies and then accidentally leave them out on the counter. It happens to the best of us — especially if you have tons of other things to worry about, like cleaning up after a big holiday celebration.

A recent Instagram clip — and parody of sorts — is going viral, and it involves an ingenious hack for easily storing cookies. It’s a tip that you’ll want to keep in your back pocket, especially with the holiday season upon us.

Sarah Fennel, the founder of the blog Broma Bakery, recently posted a tip that, at first glance, looks pretty unserious, but once you actually learn what she’s doing, you discover that it’s actually brilliant. In the video, which has already garnered nearly 18K views, Fennel outlines how to vacuum seal your cookies without needing a fancy machine.

The author of Sweet Tooth: 100 Desserts to Save Room For recommends storing your cookies in a resealable gallon-size storage bag. To remove excess air, leave a small opening in the bag, insert a straw, and suck out the air, and then seal the bag completely.

“This is like my favorite trick of all time,” Fennel said in the Instagram clip. “The lack of air in here is what’s going to keep your cookies fresh for up to two months [in the freezer].”

You can use this super-clever hack for dough or already-baked cookies. It’s ideal if you don’t have access to a vacuum sealer or don’t have the energy to pull out your machine.

People cannot get over how simple and smart this trick is. One person commented on Fennel’s Instagram clip detailing this human vacuum sealer hack, saying, “Omg I’m about to make my cookies for my cookie boxes this weekend, and this is genius!” while another user mentioned, “I’m about to exchange the vacuum sealer my husband just bought for a straw.”

If you go through all of the work to make delicious cookies this holiday season, please don’t let them go to waste. It’s easier than you think to store them — especially if you lean on this ingenious hack.