i want to bake a choc chip cookies but when i realise the recipe says that use 3/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 white sugar. I don't have any brown sugar, is it okay if i use white sugar instead of brown? and what's the difference between them?
recipe:http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Award-Winning-Soft-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/Detail.aspx
2007-03-27 21:24:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Brown sugar which is either an unrefined or partially refined soft sugar consisting of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content or produced by the addition of molasses to refined white sugar.
U know what ordinary sugar is.
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2007-03-27 21:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by ♠ Author♠ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brown sugar is regular white sugar that has molasses added. Dark brown sugar has even more molasses than the light brown sugar. Usually people add this to recipes to give it more flavor and to add some chewiness.
Great recipe, by the way. I found this one a few years back, and it's the only one I'm "allowed" to make in my house, lol. Beats all other choc. chip cookie recipes hands down--including the original Toll House recipe!
2007-03-28 09:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brown sugar can be either white sugar with molasses added to it, or less refined sugar with the natural molasses still in it. It isn't any healthier than refined sugar, and it only has a very slightly lower caloric content than white sugar. If you cook with white sugar instead of brown, the earthy molasses flavor will be missing from the final product, but it's unlikely that it will be offensive or anything.
2007-03-28 04:30:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brown sugar has molasses added. If you have molasses, you could use all white sugar and add about 2-3 tablespoons of molasses. Using all white sugar alone will give you a cookie with a different flavor (molasses has a richer, tangier flavor) and a different texture (brown sugar is slightly moister than white sugar).
2007-03-28 09:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by swbiblio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For your purpose, the difference is flavor. Brown sugar still contains molasses from the cane and contributes a richer flavor to cookies. They should still be tasty with only white sugar, but not as deep a flavor.
2007-03-28 04:29:53 · answer #5 · answered by barbara 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Brown sugar is regular sugar with molasses added. If you don't add the brown sugar, the cookies may not turn out as moist/chewy as intended.
2007-03-28 05:44:49 · answer #6 · answered by lala11 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go buy some brown sugar. It is not ok to use all white sugar in any recipe calling for brown.
2007-03-31 20:09:23 · answer #7 · answered by curious connie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The difference is in the chemistry of the composition of the sugar.
Not a big deal really, if you can't go to the store to buy the sugar that you need, perhaps you can experiment, and then tell us how it goes. Maybe you will end up modifying the recepie and making it better, but on the other hand maybe you won't like the result.
Consider your risks, and enjoy the cookies.
2007-03-28 04:27:23 · answer #8 · answered by College Student 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
brown sugar is natural sugar straight from the cane when they evaporate the juice
white sugar is processed and bleached and its MUCH more UNhealthy for u
brown sugar is a healthier sugar
2007-03-28 04:26:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Brown is not as heavily refined
2007-03-28 04:26:17 · answer #10 · answered by Alf G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋