# @sugarspun_sam on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXPM4JtDh47
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64912869-sugarspun-sam-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-17T15:19:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Samantha Merritt (@sugarspun_sam) — https://gondola.cc/sugarspun_sam

## Caption

Maybe you’ve heard that baking powder “puffs” and baking soda “spreads”… but they do a lot more than that.
Here’s what’s actually happening in your cookies:

🍪Baking powder: adds lift, making cookies thicker and softer, but also more cake-like with a lighter crumb.
🍪Baking soda: encourages spread, creates chewy centers and crisp edges, and helps cookies brown more deeply for better flavor.
🍪Both: gives you the best of both worlds, with enough lift for structure and enough spread for that classic chewy texture.
🍪No leavening: no lift means a dense cookie with very little structure. The butter melts but has nowhere to go, so it can make the cookies look and feel slightly greasy.

I made a longer video going over all the differences in more detail, comment “video” if you’d like me to send that to you! 

#bakingscience #scienceofbaking #baking #cookietips

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baking, scienceofbaking, cookietips, bakingscience

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