I love the frozen chocolate-chip cookie balls idea! I do have one question. I know that much of the frozen dough will never make it to the oven....my daughter and friends will eat them straight from the freezer. So the egg in the dough concerns me a little. Could I substitute something like Egg-Beaters for the egg in the dough? Would that make a difference in taste and texture? Or is there not enough raw egg to worry about? Thanks so much. Maybe this year I will be able to make my cookie-exchange cookies in advance. YEA! Nancy, you could try egg substitute - I haven't tried, so can't tell you go ahead, it'll be fine. But it seems it would work - maybe cookies will be a tiny bit less tender, and maybe spread a tiny bit less. Use 1/4 cup less 1 1/2 teaspoons to substitute for 1 large egg. Also, just a heads-up that raw eggs aren't the "death sentence" people once thought they were - there's actually very little chance of infection from salmonella these days, though to be extra-cautious, the government still advises we don't eat raw eggs. Good luck - PJH

• Reply