Dinda, we're found the differences between chilling before and after scooping cookies to be marginal. The overall effects of better browning, deeper flavor, and improved texture are the same. Chilling the entire mass of dough all together tends to prevent the dough from drying dough a bit more, but scooping the cookies before chilling prevents them from spreading. You might want to try an experiment with your next batch of dough — chill half and scoop half before chilling. See which cookies you like best! Kye@KAF

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