Is this recipe possibly correct?

Question

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_26527,00.html?rsrc=search

This recipe has baking soda but not baking powder. That's a base, but there's no acid in there. How will it rise? What will the baking soda do?

Answer 1

my recipe has baking soda to here it is if you want to compare...

INGREDIENTS
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Mix the shortening and 1 1/2 cups of sugar together, thoroughly. Add the eggs and mix well.
Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the shortening/sugar/egg mixture.
Roll the dough into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in a mixture of 2 T sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon.
Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for about 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned, but still soft.

Answer 2

Snickerdoodles





For the topping:
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
For the cookie dough:
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
To make the cookie dough, stir together the dry ingredients.
In a bowl with a paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the sugar and continue to mix, then add the eggs, corn syrup, and vanilla, and mix thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Chill dough 1 hour if it's sticky or difficult to handle.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Roll balls of dough about the size of a walnut then roll them in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Place on an un-greased sheet pan 2 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until puffed up and the surface is slightly cracked. Let cool on the sheet pan a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

The other as to be wrong.

Answer 3

Baking soda and eggs should be sufficient.

Answer 4

yup
i read the reviews and they ALL seemed good