"merryb" > wrote in message
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>
> -L. wrote:
>> 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.
> When I was working, we would make our doughs and bake as needed.
> Sometimes up to a week. No problem if it is tightly wrapped.
>

I think the bottom line here is that if there IS a difference in quality
between dough used immediately, and dough used later, nobody notices. This
is especially true if you're baking with the typical bag of tollhouse
morsels, the crappiest chocolate on earth. If you think it's good stuff, you
have no taste buds anyway.