Mixing & Methods
This Dutch word, meaning "little cake," is the linguistic root of the word "cookie".
What is koekje?
Biscotti fall under this cookie make-up classification because the dough is first rolled into a log, baked, and then sliced.
What are bar cookies?
Replacing 10% to 15% of granulated sugar with honey, glucose, or corn syrup adds these moisture-absorbing substances that keep cookies soft and tender.
What are humectants?
Unlike cakes, brownies are rarely made with this whipped ingredient because it makes their texture too light.
What are egg whites?
Ruth Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie at this famous Massachusetts inn.
What is the Toll House Inn?
In the creaming method, butter must be softened to room temperature, a stage referred to in French by this term.
What is en pomade?
Chunky varieties like Chocolate Chunk, Oatmeal, and Snickerdoodles belong to this soft-dough cookie category.
What are drop cookies?
Doing this to fat and sugar longer during mixing will cause cookies to spread more during baking.
What is creaming?
In a fudge brownie formula, these two elements incorporated during mixing usually serve as the only leaveners.
What are eggs and air?
This technique—placing a filled sheet pan on top of another clean pan—insulates the bottom of cookies to prevent burning.
What is double panning?
This mixing method blends room-temperature butter with sugar without creaming, producing cookies with a fine, sandy texture and little spread.
What is the sanding method?
Also known as bagged, pressed, or spritz, these cookies are forced through a tip or press before baking.
What are piped cookies?
Substituting this ingredient for a portion of flour in a formula creates a firmer cookie that spreads less.
What is cornstarch?
Chewy brownies derive their texture from a combination of melted unsweetened chocolate, cocoa powder, additional egg yolks, and a blend of butter and this liquid fat.
What is vegetable oil?
You should avoid storing crisp cookies with soft cookies in the same airtight container because crisp cookies will absorb this.
What is moisture?
Because its batters are fragile, cookies made using this cake-mixing method should be mixed in small batches as needed.
What is the egg foam (or sponge) method?
Cigarettes and cup-shaped tulipes (tuiles) are classic examples of this delicate, ultra-thin cookie category made from a thin egg batter.
What are wafer cookies?
To achieve a softer, chewier texture, you should use parchment-lined pans and perform this action during baking.
What is underbaking (or baking at higher temperatures for a shorter time)?
Doing this to baked brownies before portioning helps bakers achieve clean, sharp edges.
What is chilling or freezing them?
These fruit spreads are made with pectin and reduced sugar so they will not break down or change texture when baked inside or on top of doughs.
What are ovenproof (or thermostable) fruit fillings/preserves?
In this home-style mixing method, all ingredients are combined at once and mixed on low speed or by hand to avoid toughness.
What is the one-stage method?
Traditional European gingerbread and Scandinavian springerle cookies are made using this make-up method where firm dough is shaped by hand or pressed into carved forms.
What are molded cookies?
When dough spreads too much, it may be due to an oven temperature that is set too low or an excess of these two chemical leaveners.
What are baking soda and baking powder?
Lighter, cakelike brownies differ from fudge brownies by using less fat, chemical leaveners, cocoa powder, and an increased ratio of this ingredient to build a cake-like crumb.
What are eggs?
Unbaked cookie dough prepared with this specific type of chemical leavener freezes exceptionally well.
What is double-acting baking powder?