no
Cookie dough recipes generally call for either baking soda or baking powder, which create gas that expands and causes the dough to rise while baking.
baking soda makes cookies bigger
Baking powder is a rising agent, designed to make breads and cakes soft and fluffy. This is usually not desired in cookies.
don't think you can, they wont rise .There are cookies that have no leavening.
To make sugar cookies without using baking powder, you can substitute it with baking soda and cream of tartar. Simply mix 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda with 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar for every 1 teaspoon of baking powder called for in the recipe. This will help the cookies rise and achieve a similar texture without the use of baking powder.
i would suggest that you follow a recipe because different batters call for different ingredients
The recipe that I use calls for baking soda.
no
Only if the recipe calls for it. Some recipes only call for Baking Powder. It is as simple as reading the recipe you have in front of you.
They'll explode! It happened to my grandma.
you use baking powder Another answer: No, there are some cookie recipes, such as shortbread, that do not use any leavening. But most cookies require either baking soda or baking powder, or in some cases, whipped egg whites.
i say you use baking soda i use it every time i make cookies