i just made a batch of sugar cookies (basically butter and flour) and the recipe says to put it in the fridge for no less than 1 hour. Can i keep it in there for longer, maybe overnight? or will it be too hard to roll out?

Also in the past when i roll of the cookies that have been in the fridge for about an hour i notice that they break when i roll them out. any ways to prevent this?

thanks

I roll my dough out while soft and then refrigerate. It only takes about 15 minutes to get hard and now cut them out. I put them back in refrigerator for a few minutes before baking.

Give it a try and see if that might work better for you.

I roll my sugar cookie dough out between sheets of wax paper on a cookie sheet... right after mixing... then I refrigerate at least an hour... sometimes over night if I need to. Over night doesn't make any difference when I do it that way.

I leave my dough in overnight with no problems. The key is to start with a good recipe. Many of us on here like the NFSC recipe found here. Just use top quality ingredients for the best results.

I agree. I like to make up a bunch of batches to keep in the fridge for when i need them. I freeze for longer storage time as well.