1. BAKING
COOKIES

2. To bake... …to cook in dry heat in an oven.
The oven heats the air, and the hot air cooks the food.

3. Ingredients in Baking Flour Sweetener Eggs Fat Liquid Leavening Agent
Salt/Flavorings

4. Usually purchased pre-sifted
Baking Ingredients...
flour
Usually purchased pre-sifted +
liquid
structure
Forms the shape of the product

5. Most Common
All Purpose Flour

6. Liquids
Milk and Water are the most common liquids used in baking

7. leavening agents cause the food to "rise"
Baking Ingredients...
leavening agents cause the food to "rise"
They do this by providing air, steam, or gas.
Baking soda is a quick-acting leavening agent. It is only used when acids are present…the most common of which is “cream of tartar”
Baking powder is the most common of the quick-acting leavening agents. It is a combination of soda and acid.
Quick-acting leavening agents are used in cakes and cookies.

8. Cooking oils; do not substitute oils for solid fats
Baking Ingredients...
fats add richness, flavor, and tenderness
Butter or margarine; do NOT use soft margarines for baking, as they contain added water
Solid shortening
Cooking oils; do not substitute oils for solid fats

9. sweeteners for flavor, tenderness, and browning
Baking Ingredients...
sweeteners for flavor, tenderness, and browning
Stevia and Agave are 2 new sweeteners available on the marked
Brown sugar: It is an unrefined sugar with a high moisture content.
Molasses
Granulated sugar is the most common sweetener in baking.
Powdered sugar is also called confectioners sugar.
Honey

10. Baking Ingredients... eggs 1. FLAVOR 2. TENDERIZER 4. RICHNESS
3. COLOR
2 eggs whites can be substituted for 1 whole egg to reduce fat and calories.

11. Baking Ingredients... To enhance flavor of baked product
Flavorings!
Ummm....Yum!
Nuts
Candies
Raisins or flavored chips
Extracts & flavorings
Fruits & vegetables

12. Do you need to preheat??
YES!!!

13. Preparing Pans The recipe will say whether or not to prepare the pan
Ways of preparing
Grease and flour
Spray with cooking spray
Line with paper

14. Sifting eliminates lumps and helps in even distribution of ingredients
Standard baking procedure...
Most of the time, you wouldn’t even need a recipe to follow. For most cakes and cookies, just follow standard baking procedure:
1. "cream" together the fats and sugars
Use an electric mixer to save time! Use medium speed on your mixer.
2. add eggs one at a time, beating after each
Air + egg whites = volume
3. sift together the dry ingredients
Sifting eliminates lumps and helps in even distribution of ingredients
4. "add alternately" the dry and liquid ingredients
Add 1/3 dry, then 1/3 wet…repeat ‘til all ingredients are used
5. stir in flavoring pieces by hand
An electric mixer at this point would break up the chips, raisins, nuts, etc.

15. After baking...
Cookies are removed from the oven, cooled for a couple of minutes, removed from the pans with a spatula, and placed on a wire rack for cooling.

16. How can you tell if your brownies is done?
A toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean when removed…if the brownies is done.
Brownies slightly pulls away from the edge of the pan when it’s done.

17. Cookies

18. Kinds of Cookies
Cookies are grouped into six basic kinds based on how they are formed.
Bar Cookies
Drop Cookies
Rolled Cookies
Molded Cookies
Refrigerator Cookies
Pressed Cookies

19. Way to remember the types!
Do Drop
Boys Bar
Catch Cut (ROLLED and cut)
P Pressed
M Molded
S?? Sliced

20. Bar Cookies Baked in a shallow pan and then cut into bars or squares
Examples:
Brownies
Lemon Bars
Blondies
Raspberry Bars

21. Drop Cookies Drop cookies are made from soft dough that
is dropped onto a
cookie sheet.
Examples:
Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal,
Chocolate Drop

22. Rolled Cookies Rolled cookies are made from stiff dough
that is rolled out and
cut into different
shapes with cookie
cutters.
Example:
Sugar Cookies, gingerbread cookies

23. Molded Cookies Molded cookies are shaped by hand. Balls
of dough may be rolled
in chopped nuts or
other coatings before
baking.
Examples:
Peanut Butter, Snicker-
Doodles, Italian wedding cookies

24. Refrigerator Cookies Refrigerator cookies are made from a firm dough
that is formed into long
rolls. Cookies
are then sliced from the
roll.
Examples: Flag cookies, black and white cookies, checkerboard cookies

25. Pressed Cookies Pressed cookies are Made by using a cookie
Press to force dough
Directly onto a baking
Sheet.
Example:
“Spritz” butter cookie

26. Types of cookies TRIVIA!!
Write these 5 types down and try to figure out what category they fall into!
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Orange
Cinnamon Pinwheel
Macaroon
Chocolate Hazelnut

27. Baking and Storing Cookies
Cookies of uniform size bake more evenly
Cookies should be stored in a container
after cooling
For longer storage, you can freeze cookies

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