I just made heart shaped cookies the other day. I use a marble rolling pin which I love and a Tupperware plastic mat to roll out the dough on (it is very old -- I don't know if they still make it). I like using the mat because I can put it in the sink and make sure it is really clean (I cannot put my granite counters in the sink and rinse them well). Anyhow, I always use this recipe from Taste of Home and they are THE BEST SUGAR COOKIES EVER! The secret that sets them apart is the 3 oz of cream cheese. You don't taste the cc in the recipe, but it makes them so yummy. I make the dough the night before and divide it into thirds to roll out. It is quite hard when right out of the refrig, so I let it sit for bit and then smash it down with my hands before rolling. A little flour when rolling out has never hurt these cookies. My other trick is, after rolling out the dough, use a thin metal spatula to unstick the dough from the mat before using the cookie cutters (metal is better, not plastic). Also, don't roll cookie dough too thin and only bake until you see a hint of brown on the edges or they will be crumbly. The end. Here is a link that might be useful: Sugar Cookies

More info: Below is a list of products that have been recalled by the company: The recall covers all varieties of prepackaged, refrigerated cookie dough but does not include Toll House chocolate chips or baking bars, or Dreyer's and Edy's ice cream products with Nestle Toll House cookie dough ingredients. COOKIE & BROWNIE DOUGH BAR Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz Chocolate Chunk bar 16.5oz Walnut Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz Jumbo Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz Oatmeal Raisin bar 16.5oz Sugar Cookies bar 16.5oz Sugar Cookies bar 16.5oz Mini Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz Mini Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz Mini Brownie Bites bar 16oz Fudgy Brownie With Peanut Butter Filling 19oz COOKIE DOUGH TUB Chocolate Chip tub 40oz Chocolate Chip tub 80oz (5 lb) Sugar tub 40oz. Gingerbread tub 40oz Peanut Butter tub 40oz TUBE DOUGH Chocolate Chip tube 16.5oz Chocolate Chip tube 32oz ULTIMATES COOKIE BAR DOUGH Ultimates Peanut Butter Cups, Chips & Chocolate Chunks bar 16oz Ultimates White Chip Macadamia Nut bar 16oz Ultimates Chocolate Chip & Chunks with Pecans bar 16oz Ultimates Chocolate Chip Lovers 16oz Ultimates Turtles bar 16oz Ultimates Peanut Butter Lovers bar 16oz Ultimates Chocolate Chip with Caramel Filling bar 16oz Ultimates Chocolate Chip with Chocolate Filling bar 16oz SEASONAL COOKIE & BROWNIE DOUGH Valentine Hearts Sugar Cookie Shapes 15.5oz Valentine Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz Fudgy Brownies With Raspberry Filling 19oz Easter Eggs Sugar Cookie Shapes 15.5oz Easter Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz Easter Swirled Mini Brownie Bites bar 18 oz Red, White & Blue Swirled Choc Chip bar 16oz Halloween Pumpkin Pals Sugar Cookies 13.5oz Halloween Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz Halloween Swirled Fudgy Brownies bar 18oz Christmas Shapes Sugar Cookies 15.5oz Christmas Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz Christmas Swirled Fudgy Brownies bar 18oz Limited Edition Mint Swirled Chocolate Chip 16oz DISCONTINUED VARIETIES Valentine Hearts Sugar Cookies 13.5oz Easter Brownie Bar 18oz Easter Bunnies Sugar Cookies 13.5oz Halloween Sugar Shapes 15.5oz Christmas Sugar Cookie Tube 16oz Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie Tub 48 oz. Here is a link that might be useful: Product Recall list

if it was me I would me a few and try them and see if i feel ok. I think I'm my house they would be ok because i keep it cool. All i can think about when I was in the farm and we washed hundreds of eggs by hand that my DM traded for grocery for our family of 12. They never were refrigerated and there was no A.C. I still think everyone is too paranoid about these things nowadays O I am sorry I thought you had left it out of the refrigerator. That definitely makes it good then.

"I am going to try freezing shortbread and oatmeal raisin. I read that they work well." No problem at all; I do it all the time. I freeze most cookie doughs with great results, including shortbread, sugar cookie and any type of oatmeal or other drop cookie doughs. Right now I have a lot of cookie dough in the freezer, including shortbread, sugar cookie, oatmeal/cranberry, gingerbread and molasses. What I wouldn't freeze are more delicate cookie doughs that have more liquid and are thinner, such as florentines and tuiles. Sooz, freeze away! I agree with plllog. Snickerdoodle dough freezes beautifully but add the coating right before baking.