Culinary Arts Cookies

What is "creaming" in a cookie recipe?

• mixing flour and sugar

• mixing batter until smooth

• mixing soft fat and butter

• mixing eggs and butter

How do you know that cookies are done baking?

• they are aromatic

• they are brown all over

• they are just firm enough to handle

• there is no browning

What should be done before storing baked cookies?

• Let them cool completely

• Let them sit overnight

• Wrap them individually

Chocolate chip cookie batter is scooped and then placed directly on the cookie sheet. This is which type of cookie dough?

• rolled
• soft
• chewy
• drop

If the original cookie recipe yields 14 dozen and uses 12 ounces of shortening, to make 7 dozen, how much shortening should be used?

• 6 ounces

• 8 ounces

• 1 pound

• 2 pounds

When baking cookies, how is the pan most likely prepared before adding the dough?

• lined with parchment paper

• left untreated

• greased and floured

• preheated in the oven

The most common mixing method to prepare cookies is the __________ method. 

• one step
• creaming
• two step
• blending

How many tablespoons in one stick of butter?

• 6
• 8
• 10
• 4

What are the four major ingredients in cookies?

• water, eggs, salt, flour
• baking soda, sugar, butter, salt
• sugar, flour, water, egg
• sugar, butter, egg, flour

Hot cookie sheets should be allowed to cool before putting more cookies on them to bake another batch.

• True
• False