Decorated sugar cookies is not my forte, but I was in the process of doing cookies for a wedding next week.. but now the wedding is postponed due to an illness in the family. I have about 1/3 of the cookies baked and the rest of the dough is living in the fridge. Can I freeze the unbaked dough? or should I cut out the cookies and freeze them baked? Thanks for your help.
I do both and nobody can ever tell--just don't frost them first. Leave them plain, and thaw the day/night before you decorate, or wrap and freeze the dough. Just don't do it if the recipe has cream or egg whites in it (whipped). Let me know if you have more questions--this is my big item that I do and I have it down to a science. Good luck!
I always freeze most of my cookie doughs, especially the roll out kind.
I use Ziploc freezer bags, put the dough in, flatten,seal and stack in the freezer downstairs.
Keeps very well. I've been doing this for many years
Freeze all as is. Just wrap well. I freeze cookies baked and unbaked all the time. I think I would freeze the baked cut out cookies on flat cookie sheet and the package them frozen so that they didn't stick to each other, and I would lay them out to defrost for the same reason.
http://www.sideroad.com/Cooking/freezing-cookies-dough.html
Freezing Cookies & Freezing Cookie Dough
By: Rachel Paxton
If you're looking ahead to the holiday season and wondering how you're going to get all your baking done, consider freezing your cookie dough or fresh baked cookies ahead of time. When the holidays get closer you can get that last bit of shopping done or last present made instead of spending all your time in the kitchen.
Freezing Cookie Dough
Cookie dough will freeze well for 4 to 6 weeks. Rolls of dough should be sealed tightly in plastic wrap (chill in refrigerator first before freezing). Other kinds of dough should be stored in airtight containers. Drop cookies (unbaked) may be frozen on cookie sheets and transferred to freezer bags. Let stand at room temperature for about 30 minutes before baking.
Don't try to freeze soft meringue-type cookie dough. Chocolate chip, brownies, peanut butter, and sugar cookie dough (or anything similar) freezes well. Let the dough defrost in the refrigerator (about 2-3 hours). Make sure to label the container with the date and type of cookie dough.
Freezing Baked Cookies
Almost any baked cookie freezes well. Let cookies completely cool before freezing. Wrap cookies individually in plastic wrap then store them in a ziploc freezer bag or storage tin (coffee cans or holiday tins work great). You can also just layer the cookies between layers of waxed paper in the container, but the individually wrapped ones will store longer.
Freeze frosted cookies uncovered first until they are firm. Then pack them in airtight container lined with plastic wrap or foil. Make sure to label the container with the date and type of cookies. Unfrosted cookies can be frozen up to 6-12 months (frosted, about 3 months). Frozen cookies thaw in about 10 minutes at room temperature (if you can wait that long). If cookies should be crisp when thawed, remove them from the container before thawing.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/CookieFreezing.htm
Freezing unbaked cookie dough:
Most cookie dough freeze extremely well and can be kept frozen for up to 3 months. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the dough will absorb any odd odors present in your freezer if it's not properly wrapped and sealed. To prevent this smell-sponge effect-as well as freezer burn-wrap the dough securely twice. It's also a very good idea to write the type of cookie dough and the date it was frozen on the outside of the package. When you are ready to bake simply let the dough defrost in the refrigerator. This will take several hours, so plan ahead.
The cookie dough that freeze best are shortbreads, chocolate chip, peanut butter, refrigerator, sugar, and brownies, just to name a few. The types of cookie dough that do not freeze well are cake-like cookies and cookies that have a very liquidly batter, such as madeleines and tuiles.
When ready to use, the dough should be thawed in the refrigerator because it needs to be quite cold and firm to be cut into even slices. You can even slice it frozen if you want to, you just need a really sharp knife and a little elbow grease.
Thanks for the input.. Cookies and dough are reposing in the freezer till needed. 
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