Don’t chill the dough, but roll it out immediately instead! … Rolling out just-made cookie dough is easy since it’s still really soft and pliable, and you don’t have to worry about cookie dough that’s so cold from the chilling process that it breaks and has to warm up on the counter again before you can work with it.

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Does chilling dough keep cookies from spreading?

Chilling cookie dough helps prevent spreading. The colder the dough, the less the cookies will over-spread into greasy puddles. You’ll have thicker, sturdier, and more solid cookies. Whenever I make cookies, I plan ahead and chill the cookie dough overnight.