What effect does baking soda and baking powder have on cookies?

Answer 1

Depending on how much extra you put in, it may have little effect on the outcome. Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a leavening agent and affects how much your cookies will rise. Its effectiveness, however, depends on the ratio of other ingredients in your recipe. A little extra may have little or no effect, where twice as much is likely to strongly affect the baked texture and taste of the cookie.

If you've put in a teaspoon instead of a half-teaspoon, as an example, you could double the remaining ingredients in the recipe. You will have a much larger batch of cookies, but will be more assured that the taste and texture of the baked cookies will be as you expected. Depending on the type of cookie you are baking, you may be able to freeze the extra dough to bake at a later time with no additional work. (Note: Drop cookies are generally better frozen as 'drops' before placing in freezer storage container. When ready to bake, reduce the recipe's suggested temperature by 25 degrees and bake 3 - 7 minutes longer until tops of cookies are no longer glossy.)

Answer 2

they create carbon dioxide bubbles and help them rise

Answer 3

Well, from what I've heard it only makes them rise. I think you could leave it it out but they might be flat. XX

Answer 4

They'll explode! It happened to my grandma.

Answer 5

it will look really hard.

Answer 6

• The cookies come out nasty.