Cookie dough addicts may need to find a temporary fix for their sugar craving: A change to the manufacturing process for Nestle Toll House cookie dough could lead to shortages in some stores.

Nestle USA halted production of the popular dough Wednesday as it converts its facility in Danville, Va., where the dough is manufactured, to one that uses heat-treated flour -- a change the company says will "enhance the safety" of its product.