How to Scale a Baking Recipe Without Ruining It

Baking is more complex to scale than cooking. Learn the exact rules for scaling cakes, cookies, bread, and other baked goods.

Scenario

You want to make a double batch of chocolate chip cookies for a bake sale. Your recipe makes 24 cookies. Here's how to scale it to 48 without flat or over-risen cookies.

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