Just wondering if after you've iced your cookies with Royal Icing, do you leave them out overnight to dry covered or not covered? I want to be sure they are completely dry, but don't want them getting stale overnight if they are just laid out on the counter. Thanks so much everyone!
I did some yesterday, and just left them on the cooling rack overnight, and they still taste great! I am bagging them up now!
they'll be fine uncovered.......I always stick mine on cookie sheets and kinda criss cross the cookie sheets on top of eachother and stick em on top of the fridge! I've never had them not taste fresh......I've even left some for a couple days like that and they're fine
Leave them out uncovered. If you cover them well, they won't dry!
You can leave them out for days uncovered. The beauty of decorated cookies is that they are usually a crispier, sturdier cookie (i.e. not soft, chewy). Leaving them out for a few days in a dry, unhumid environment is not a problem.
I don't go beyond 2 days usually, before they should be either eaten or packaged! 
The first thing you will notice about "old" cookies is that the butter starts to go rancid smelling. Ick! That happens about 5-7 days after baking them and leaving them in a warm kitchen uncovered or not.
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