Forgetting to add baking soda in your cookie recipe results in flat, dense cookies. Most of us have made that mistake before and now know better. But what happens if you accidentally put too much baking soda in the dough?
Baking soda is the ingredient that makes cookies fluffy and chewy. Contrary to what you may think, more baking soda doesn’t mean better cookies. Adding too much of it will make your cookies lose the right texture and taste. Baking soda is an active ingredient, because it releases carbon dioxide and spreads the dough, which is exactly why you need to put the right amount in every recipe.
What if you already put too much baking soda? First, see if you can get some of it out. If that’s impossible and if you know how much more you’ve added, try increasing the amount of the other ingredients. This can work if you mixed up the measurements, for example, if you put a tablespoon of baking soda instead of a teaspoon.
If your dough is already mixed, if you don’t know how much more baking soda you’ve added, or if your cookies are already in the oven, we don’t really have good news. You can wait and see how they turn out but chances are you’re going to have to start the whole job over.
