LEAVENING AGENT

COOKIE

Shortbread

"Sirupssnipper"

Baking powder

Texture

Tender and short

Dense and chewy, soft

Flavour

Rich, buttery

Buttery and sweet, not much caramel or spice

Baking soda

Texture

Tender, somewhat more compact/hard. Not crisp

Somewhat crisp/hard but not porous

Flavour

Less buttery, more nutty. Hint of soapy

More gingerbread, less caramel than hartshorn. Less buttery than baking powder

Hartshorn

Texture

Marked crisp and porous. Brittle

Very porous. Very crisp. Brittle and hard

Flavour

Marked crisp and porous. Brittle. Less buttery, marked nutty

Caramel/browned sugar

Blind

(no leaven)

 

Texture

Tender, hint of chewy

Sprø og porøs

Flavour

Rich, buttery

Between baking soda and baking powder

Air (creamed sugar/butter)

Texture

Between baking soda and blind

 

Flavour

Rich, buttery