"pfoley" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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>> "-L." > wrote in message
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>> >I am following the recipe on a chip bag and the leavening agent is
>> > baking soda. How long can I keep the dough in the fridge before I
>> > should use it? Also, is there any problem using bittersweet chips
>> > (60% cocoa) ? It's been *forever* since I have made these...
>> > TIA,
>> > -L.
>> >
>>
>> Theoretically, once baking soda is moistened, it begins losing its
> pizzazz,
>> so you're supposed to continue the recipe and finish cooking. Someone
>> will
>> come along here and say otherwise, so pick the answer you like best. Why
> mix
>> the dough if you're not going to bake right away?
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> How do those Pillsbury Deluxe refrigerated cooky dough mixes work so well
> then; those are delicious, especially the oatmeal?

Beats me. I'm just telling you what I read years ago, probably in one of my
ex's baking books. Check the Pillsbury label. Maybe they're using
ingredients other than, or in addition to the ones we would normally use at
home. As far as their being delicious, some people eat that Pillsbury stuff
UNbaked, and buy cookie dough ice cream.