Article: Here are the cold facts about refrigerator cookies.(TASTE)

Not all that long ago an examination of the refrigerator (or icebox) of a savvy homemaker would almost surely have turned up a roll or two of refrigerator cookies, ready to slice and bake in a jiffy for unexpected callers or as a special treat.

Commercial cylinders of refrigerated slice-and-bake cookie dough may have eliminated the need for refrigerator cookies, but in the same sense bags of ready-made cookies could be said to have eliminated the need for baking cookies at all.

Cookie-baking has not disappeared, so there must be reasons and rewards for preparing cookies from scratch. They apply to refrigerator cookies, too. Do you need to see them ...

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