Question 1

Unless the pans have been lined with silicone paper, you should remove cookies from baking pans while they are still warm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about hygroscopic sugars?

Accepted Answer

A)   Honey, molasses, and corn syrup are examples of hygroscopic sugars.
B)   Hygroscopic sugars release moisture into the air around them.
C)   Making cookies with a hygroscopic sugar will increase their crispness.
D)   All of the above.

Question 3

There is more risk of overmixing in the creaming method than there is in the one-stage method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rolled cookies should be cut from the rolled-out dough about ½ inch apart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If you want to make crisp cookies, it helps to make them small and thin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Not enough sugar can cause a cookie to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   be too crumbly
B)   stick to the pan
C)   spread too much
D)   not brown enough

Question 7

Which of the following cookies are iced in the pan where they were baked?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bar
B)   Stencil
C)   Molded
D)   Sheet

Question 8

In terms of cookie traits, softness is the opposite of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   chewiness
B)   crispness
C)   spread
D)   either a or b

Question 9

Which of the following causes toughness in cookies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mixing them too long.
B)   Using flour that's too strong.
C)   Not using enough shortening.
D)   Any of the above.

Question 10

Tuiles are made with the _____ method.

Accepted Answer

A)   stencil
B)   dropped
C)   icebox
D)   either a or b D

Question 11

Too low a baking temperature can cause a cookie to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   be too dry
B)   be too hard
C)   spread too much
D)   all of the above

Question 12

Most cookies are baked at a fairly high temperature for a short time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There are eight cookie makeup methods. Which of the following is not one of these eight?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dropped
B)   Folded
C)   Icebox
D)   Stencil

Question 14

If you garnish the tops of your cookies with nuts, fruits, or other items, it is important to __________________________________ so that the garnishes do not fall off after baking.

Accepted Answer

A)   gently press the items on top of the cookies as soon as they are panned
B)   macerate the items in a flavored syrup or liquor
C)   add a drop of buttercream icing to the bottom of the item before it is pressed onto the baked cookie
D)   remove the cookies from the oven halfway through their baking time, place the items on top of the cookies, and then return the cookies to the oven for the other half of their baking time

Question 15

In the creaming method, the fat, sugar, and flour are creamed together; then the eggs and liquid are added and blended in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The following factors all increase spread in cookies: heavily greased pans, high sugar content, high liquid content, high oven temperature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the basic cookie mixing methods?

Accepted Answer

A)   One-stage
B)   Creaming
C)   Muffin
D)   Sanding C

Question 18

_________________ cookies are cut after they are baked.

Accepted Answer

A)   Bar and sheet
B)   Rolled and sheet
C)   Stencil and rolled
D)   Icebox and bar

Question 19

Pinwheels, bull's-eye, and checkerboard cookies are all made with the _____ method.

Accepted Answer

A)   stencil
B)   sheet
C)   bagged
D)   icebox

Question 20

Which of the following is not a cookie traditionally made with the dropped method?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chocolate chip
B)   Oatmeal raisin
C)   Shortbread
D)   Double-chocolate macadamia chunk C

Exam 18: Cookies

Unless the pans have been lined with silicone paper, you should remove cookies from baking pans while they are still warm.

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Which of the following statements is true about hygroscopic sugars?

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There is more risk of overmixing in the creaming method than there is in the one-stage method.

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Rolled cookies should be cut from the rolled-out dough about ½ inch apart.

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If you want to make crisp cookies, it helps to make them small and thin.

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Not enough sugar can cause a cookie to _____.

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Which of the following cookies are iced in the pan where they were baked?

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In terms of cookie traits, softness is the opposite of _____.

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Which of the following causes toughness in cookies?

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Tuiles are made with the _____ method.

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Too low a baking temperature can cause a cookie to _____.

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Most cookies are baked at a fairly high temperature for a short time.

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There are eight cookie makeup methods. Which of the following is not one of these eight?

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If you garnish the tops of your cookies with nuts, fruits, or other items, it is important to __________________________________ so that the garnishes do not fall off after baking.

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In the creaming method, the fat, sugar, and flour are creamed together; then the eggs and liquid are added and blended in.

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The following factors all increase spread in cookies: heavily greased pans, high sugar content, high liquid content, high oven temperature.

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Which of the following is not one of the basic cookie mixing methods?

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_________________ cookies are cut after they are baked.

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Pinwheels, bull's-eye, and checkerboard cookies are all made with the _____ method.

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Which of the following is not a cookie traditionally made with the dropped method?

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