Do you need to chill the dough? In short, yes! Chilling the dough is important for this recipe so that your cookies bake up nicely and do not spread thin and flat. You need a minimal one hour of chill time, but you can ideally chill the dough for up to 36 hours. To chill, form dough into a log shape and wrap tightly with multiple layers of plastic wrap. This will prevent the dough from drying out. How to freeze the dough If you would like to freeze these cookies, be sure to form tablespoon sized cookie dough balls. Do not roll the dough in pumpkin spice and sugar! Do this before baking. Line them on a cookie sheet and put the whole sheet in the freezer. Once dough balls are frozen solid, put them in an airtight freezer-safe container and store for up to 3 months. They will need 1-2 additional baking minutes per batch.