The creep test probes the time-dependent nature of a
sample. A characteristic creep experiment provides critical
parameters such as zero shear viscosity (ηo) and equilibrium
compliance (Jeo), which measures the elastic recoil of a
material. After a sample is allowed to creep under load, the
material’s elastic behavior can be obtained by abruptly
relieving the imposed stress and measuring the extent the
sample recovers. Cookie doughs which had nearly the same
viscosities showed significant differences in compliance or