Ingredient Genius
This ingredient gives cookies their structure.
Flour
Why do recipes tell you to preheat the oven?
To ensure cookies bake evenly.
Someone starts baking without washing their hands.
What's the mistake?
Poor food safety.
Name one decorating technique.
Royal icing
Fondant
Sprinkles
Edible paint
Name as many cookie flavours as you can in 10 seconds.
1 point per flavour
Which ingredient makes cookies chewy instead of crunchy?
A. Butter
B. Brown sugar
C. Baking powder
B. Brown sugar
You accidentally leave cookies in for 5 extra minutes.
Name TWO changes you might notice.
Someone puts hot cookies straight into a container.
What's the problem?
Condensation makes cookies soggy.
A customer wants dinosaur cookies for a 5-year-old birthday.
Name TWO design ideas.
Bright colours
Dinosaur shapes
Green icing
Sprinkles
Act out one kitchen tool.
Your team guesses.
Correct = 200.
Your team guesses.
Correct = 200.
Name TWO ingredients that add flavour but are not essential for the cookie to form.
You only have half the required butter.
What is the BEST option?
A Keep baking anyway
B Double the flour
C Make half the recipe
Make half the recipe.
A student decorates cookies before they cool.
What happens?
The icing melts.
A wedding customer wants elegant cookies.
Which design would suit best?
A Neon colours
B Black icing
C White fondant with gold details
C White fondant with gold details
Finish this sentence.
"Measure twice..."
Bake once (or "cut once"—accept funny baking-themed responses if appropriate).
You're making cookies but forgot the egg.
What will most likely happen?
The dough won't bind together properly and may crumble.
Your cookies spread into one giant cookie.
Name ONE reason.
Too much butter
Warm dough
Too little flour
Hot baking tray
Someone uses salt instead of sugar.
Name TWO things that change.
Taste
Texture
Appearance
What does "target market" mean?
The group of people you're designing for.
20 seconds to list 10 cookie decorations
400 points if team can list 10 decorations
Mystery ingredient round.
"I make cookies spread, add richness and help create a soft texture."
Who am I?
Butter
A recipe says: Bake at 180°C for 12 minutes. Your oven is 200°C.
Would you
A Bake for 12 minutes
B Reduce the time
C Increase the time
B-Reduce the time
A student opens the oven every minute to check the cookies.
Why is this a bad idea?
Heat escapes causing uneven baking.
You must design cookies for teenagers.
Name THREE things you would consider.
Colours
Theme
Current trends
Flavour
Packaging
Price
Teacher gives you one ingredient, you have 30 seconds to convince the class why your cookie would actually sell.
If you convince majority of the class 500 points
If you convince majority of the class 500 points