Why do you chill cookie dough?

Answer 1

It's the help with the sticky-ness factor! When dough is chilled it is much easier to manage.

It actually prevents the dough from spreading too much. It is usually not that necessary when making drop cookies (depending on how you like your cookies) , but crucial for rolled (i.e. sugar cookies) and stenciled cookies

Answer 2

When you're saving the dough for later, you can pretty much keep it for as long as you want. Sugar cookie dough, for example. If you're going to use it right away,it varies from 45 min to 2 hours.

Answer 3

Usually recipes call for chilling cookie dough to make it firmer for you to handle to place on the cookie sheet. Adding more flour would also make it firmer but changes the texture and taste of the cookie.

Answer 4

Cooling causes the dough to be easier to work with.

Answer 5

One chills dough by covering the bowl (or wrapping the dough in waxed paper or plastic) and placing it in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or until it is thoroughly chilled.

Answer 6

It depends on the type of cookie dough. The usual chilling time for cookie dough is about 1-2 hours. If you chill it too long without being covered, the dough can become dry, and crumbly.