Yes both cooked and raw mooncakes should be refrigerated.
If you just prepared the mooncakes and have not cooked them yet you should refrigerate them until ready to cook them.
The raw mooncakes will last for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
If you cook the mooncakes then the cooked mooncakes will last for up to 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator.
Mooncakes will last for up to 2 months or 60 days in the refrigerator before they go bad.
Make sure you refrigerate any leftover or recently made mooncakes if you're not gonna eat them the same day.
If the mooncakes are left out of the refrigerator overnight then they can grow bacteria and can make you sick.
So always make sure to refrigerate the mooncakes to prevent potential bacteria from growing on them.
If you want to keep the mooncakes longer than 2 months you can freeze the mooncakes and they will last for up to a year.
It's best to eat the mooncakes before a year though because they will not be as tasty.
But the frozen mooncakes will remain safe to eat for up to a year and sometimes longer.