If, for example, your cookies have a component that can go bad if not kept cool, such as cheese, dairy-based frosting, curd, or custard, you should keep them in the refrigerator so they don't spoil.

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Examples of the 'harder' meals included boiled rice instead of mashed potato, a crunchy salad rather than coleslaw, and a chewy chicken breast in place of fish bites.