# Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 150 g flour
- 100 g sugar
- 115 g butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 20 g cocoa powder
- 110 g brown sugar
- 140 g chocolate

## Instructions

1. The chef explains the difference between baking powder and baking soda.
2. She shows a small bowl with baking powder and explains its composition, highlighting the presence of cream of tartar (an acid) and sodium bicarbonate (a base).
3. The chef explains that baking powder only needs moisture to activate, unlike baking soda, which needs an acidic ingredient.
4. For a recipe using baking powder, there are usually no other acidic ingredients present.
5. The chef shows a double chocolate chip cookie recipe as an example of when to use baking soda. The recipe contains cocoa powder and brown sugar, both of which are acidic ingredients.
6. She adds baking soda to the bowl containing the cookie ingredients to illustrate how the acidic ingredients and the base (baking soda) react to produce carbon dioxide.
7. The chef concludes by stating that this knowledge helps one determine when to use baking powder versus baking soda.
8. Other acidic ingredients mentioned include yogurt, buttermilk, and lemon juice.

## Equipment

- bowls
- scale
- measuring spoons

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/share/BBZUG-ajJj
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/38fd4683-4367-45c3-ad5c-3a1ec6454911
- Extracted: 2025-04-19

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