Ammonia cookie

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Ammonia cookie
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Type Cookie
Main ingredients ammonium bicarbonate

An ammonia cookie is a cookie made with baking ammonia as a leavener. [1] In the United States, they are most closely associated with Scandinavian-American cooking. [1] It is also found in Polish cooking, where it is known as ciasteczka amoniaczki.

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References

  1. 1 2 Mariani, John F. (1999). Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink . Lebhar-Friedman Books. pp.  5–6. ISBN   0-86730-784-6.