[Hifiman]

Do you start eating them as soon as they’re out of the oven or do you let them cool for five minutes? Yeah, I thought so. The only answer is right away. My wife, however, is letting them cool. Not cool.

[marguerite2]

I’m with your wife. I was with you until I realized right out of the oven most often burned my tongue.

[bookgeek59]

I'm in the middle of things. I take them off the cookie sheet and they cool briefly while I pour the milk. Maybe 2-3 minutes instead of 5. 5 minutes is for crazy people.

[Cat woman]

I used to let them cool until I once ate one hot out of the oven. Oh my! So delicious!

[PoohBear]

Maybe 1-2 minutes so I don’t burn my tongue. Anything longer than that is craziness!

[amiga13]

If there’s any dough left after I’ve eaten my fill, I transfer the cookies to a rack and start right in. Nothing beats a soft melty chocolate chip cookie. (And that’s why, if there are any left to cool, I microwave them before eating.)

[Haley23]

I don't let them cool. Like a pp, maybe 2 minutes while I'm doing other things- pouring water, transferring the cookies to a plate, putting something on the TV to watch while I stuff my face, etc. I've never burned my tongue. I have zero self control with cookies, so I have them very rarely. I did have them on Christmas Eve/Day this year.

[GreenBunny]

5 minutes? tchah For me, it's the length of time between taking the tray out of the oven and putting the next tray into the oven. I might put the cookie from the first tray down if it's too hot but only until I can hold it in my fingers without saying ow ow ow.

[linda2671]

Put them on a paper towel so they don’t burn your hands. And oh. Pour your milk BEFORE they come out of the oven. You gotta think ahead and have a plan on important things like this.

[Ima Teacher]

Hot cookies and cold cookies are two different entities. I eat some directly from the oven. I’ll even pour milk before I get the cookies from the oven. Leftovers (sometimes we have some) are eaten cold.

[bandmom]

What amiga said. I mean, you're suppose to bake the cookie dough?

[NoMorePencils]

If they are chocolate chip cookies I prefer them ice cold out of the refrigerator or freezer. I know, I know... I’m a bit weird! But I don’t like melted chocolate.

[twinmom95]

Same, hate hot/ melted chocolate. Let them cool for about 10+ minutes at least.
Or better yet slice off a chunk of frozen dough that we have in our freezer from the last giant batch we made and only baked half of it.

[deb603]

Another post for let them cool. I don't like the taste of melted chocolate chips. I like then to harden up and be cool before I eat them.

[Munchkins]

Another vote for eating cookie dough. That’s the only reason I ever bake cookies- I’m having a cookie dough craving.

As far as the few that make it to the oven- those are for DH. He wants them ASAP, so right from the oven works.

[momteach310]

Straight away...I transfer them to a cooling rack from the cookie sheet and immediately pick one (or two) to eat ....The moving to the rack is just a formality

[LazyLake]

Barely off the cooling rack at this house!!

No to cookie dough!!!

[Shelby3]

After nibbling the dough, I have enough patience to wait five minutes!

[Teacherbee_4]

Cookies are the best right out of the oven! Nice and hot and gooey!

I'll eat them after they cool, too, but nothing compares to right out of the oven!

[all41]

Warm of course! They cool just long enough to not burn my fingers or tongue, so about 2-3 minutes.

I am not a fan of cookie dough and have no desire to eat it. Yuk. I can wait for the warm, freshly baked cookies.

[Keltikmom]

Straight from the oven. Burn the tongue...it’ll heal.

[cvt]

Last night I reheated a chocolate chip cookie from a gourmet bakery. The chips were huge. Melted chocolate definitely burns your tongue.

[ZipLine]

Only long enough to transfer them from the cookie sheet.

[Englishish]

Bold of you to assume I had any dough left to bake...

[elsa4409]

I would let them cool. I'm a weirdo because I don't like any dessert type foods warm.

[BioAdoptMom3]

I only let them cool long enough so that I do not burn my tongue !

Nancy