I copied a recipe on-line for Vanilla Dreams and put it in my file....just finished rolling and dipping in sugar and pressing them.....and had the oven set at 300....but was wondering if that was the right temp. Sure enough it is BUT when I read this recipe from King Arthur Flour which the one I copied said it was from......had half the amount of Bakers Ammonia and vanilla! I don't have anything to compare them with but they sure turned out nice and crisp!...and my hubby loved them! My first batch was huge...the third batch nice little cookies like I like them. My question is what would be the benefit of adding more bakers ammonia? No advantage Marcia, if you're happy with the way they came out the first time. Recipes do change slightly over the years, due to misprints, or experimentation on the part of the test kitchen. Someone along the line - maybe me! - might have decided 1 teaspoon baker's ammonia yielded a nicer cookie. Give the 1 teaspoon a try next time, see what you think - I do like more rather than less vanilla... PJH

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