Cookies - Alex S.

In our chocolate chip cookie variation, we added 1/4 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp baking soda instead of 1/2 tsp baking soda. We used two leaveners instead of only one. A leavener is added to a baked good in order to make it rise. The difference between baking powder and baking soda is that baking powder is made up of baking soda and a few other ingredients, including cream of tartar. Baking soda combines with something acidic to make bubbles, which makes a baked good rise. Baking soda often makes baked goods crispier and darker in color. With baking powder, when a liquid is added and the soda and acid that make up the power react to create bubbles. Baking powder makes baked goods puff up in the oven when combined with heat. By putting both baking powder and baking soda, our cookies were supposed to be crispy on the edges, but puffy in the middle. Our cookies looked very similar to the original cookies, except they were slightly puffier. My favorite cookies were the double flour ones. I really liked the doughy texture and how it tasted more like a muffin/scone.