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Default Resting cookie dough before baking

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:07:25 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> I have never refrigerated drop cookie batter, but I sometimes make
>> Chocolate Crinkles using the recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens
>> cook book. It is similar to the batter for chocolate chip cookies, but
>> it uses melted chocolate instead of chips, and the dough is rolled into
>> balls which are then rolled in sugar. The dough has to cool for a few
>> hours, otherwise it is harder to roll and sticks to your hands.

>
> Thanks for the reminder. I haven't made those in too many years.
>


I just discovered them about a year ago and I like them a lot better
than chocolate chip cookies. I have made 3 batches of them and, for some
reason. each batch has had a different texture. But they were all good.
Come to think of it, I forgot the milk the first time and they were very
crisp.