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Alexa Stewart
Physical Science
13 January 2017
Have you ever wondered whether a store bought cookie dough or a homemade cookie
dough would burn faster? Cooking is so much fun because, you can be creative with food. But
have you ever asked yourself why sometimes the cookies burn? It may appear that you have
followed the recipe exactly, but still you end up with burnt cookies. Therefore I predict, that the
store bought cookie dough will burn faster. if I put one homemade cookie and one store bought
cookie in the oven I will then see if the store bought cookie dough burns faster.
How are the Ingredients in Store Bought Cookies Different than Homemade Cookie Dough?
The ingredients are very different between the two doughs. Store bought cookie dough
contains hydrogenated oil. Hydrogenated oil is almost all chemicals and not good for you. It also
contains trans fat and vanillin, also unhealthy. Homemade cookie dough is usually made natural
What Is the Surface Area? And How Does It Affect the Burn Rate?
When you bake store bought cookie dough, it is usually a solid powder. It is a solid
powder because of all the chemicals. When you bake homemade cookie dough it is just a lump
because it does not have all the chemicals in it. In conclusion the homemade cookie dough has a
The recommended temperature range to bake cookies is 350 to 355 degrees. You should
bake them at that temperature range because it makes the cookies thick and chewy (Schieving,
Barbara). It also creates a nice and crispy outside to the cookie. When you bake them at the
The cookie sheet that is least likely to burn cookies is parchment paper or Nordic Ware
Baker's Half Sheet. It makes the cookies delicate and chewy. They are less likely to buckle
under the heat. The parchment sheets are cheap and they are less expensive than any other
cookie sheet. The two cookie sheets bake the cookies really well (Clisset, Christine).
During the baking process the cookies change from one state to another. They will go
through a reaction because of the heat. This process is called reactivity. The cookies transform
You should check the oven after the cookies have baked for 5 minutes. If not burnt, you
should check them every minute after. Once they are burnt, record the time that it took them to
burn. Observe if the store bought or homemade cookie dough burnt faster (Baird, Bryan).
If I put one homemade cookie and one store bought cookie in the oven, I will see then if
the store bought cookie dough burns faster. Why I think the store bought cookie dough will burn
faster is because, it has chemicals in it. The homemade cookie dough has natural ingredients.
Unlike the store bought cookie dough, it has trans fat and a lot of man-made substitutes.
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