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gravity_bomb t1_itybt4r wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [homemade] snickerdoodles by Ok-Explanation-8056

Nope. Snickerdoodles have cream of tartar in them. Normal sugar cookies dont

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SixOnTheBeach t1_ityrg4x wrote

That's not necessarily true. They often do, but a snickerdoodle doesn't have to have cream of tartar by definition to be a snickerdoodle.

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Happy_Harry t1_itz30pa wrote

Anything with "baking powder" technically has cream of tartar in it. Baking powder is a 1:2 ratio of baking soda to cream of tartar.

Edit: this isn't always true apparently. Baking Powder is an acid and a base. One of the acids commonly used is Cream of Tartar but others are used too. My Great Value baking powder uses Monocalcium phosphate for the acid.

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Ledeberg t1_iu016dd wrote

tartar sauce in a cookie ??

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Caylennea t1_iu027r1 wrote

In case you aren’t joking, no. Cream of tarter is an acid that you can add to baked goods that don’t have any other acids in them to react with the baking soda and give you some rise in your dough. Of course you can also just use baking powder which already contains an acid for the reaction.

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Ledeberg t1_iu29nlm wrote

oh thank you for this explenation , didn't know about it. For me Tartar is a sauce that fits great with fish or in the name steak tartar

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