Why do cookies smell and taste so good? This animated TED-Ed lesson breaks down the science of baking cookies from the moment you put dough in the oven. It covers how the dough spreads, the temperature at which harmful bacteria are killed, and the Maillard reactions that create the mouth-watering aroma and browning. A delicious blend of basic chemistry and cooking know-how that explains it’s not magic – it’s science.
Why do cookies smell and taste so good? This animated TED-Ed lesson breaks down the science of baking cookies from the moment you put dough in the oven. It covers how the dough spreads, the temperature at which harmful bacteria are killed, and the Maillard reactions that create the mouth-watering aroma and browning. A delicious blend of basic chemistry and cooking know-how that explains it’s not magic – it’s science.
