An example of a photo essay. Photo essays are great to teach students about organization in writing classrooms.

1. If you give a scientist a cookie -
The many choices inside a molasses cookie.

2. Getting Started – Step one
Cream together crisco and brown sugar.
The longer you whip, the lighter your cookies will be.

3. The Great Shortening Debate:
“Crisco leaves an unmistakable mouthfeel that I find repulsive," one blogger writes.
Many newer recipes use butter or margarine instead of shortening. Butter has about
82% fat, cookies come out crispier and more golden brown. Shortening is 100% fat,
resulting in a softer, lactose free cookie.

4. Brown Sugar or White Sugar?
Brown rice is better
than white rice. Wheat
bread better than white
bread. Is the same true
with brown sugar over
white sugar? Processed
brown sugar is simply
refined white sugar with
molasses reintroduced,
which contains more
minerals including iron
and magnesium. The
unquestionable has
turned out to hold no
meaning, unless you are
baking. The color and
flavor is dramatically
changed depending on
which you choose.

5. OR
Stir in molasses, egg, and vanilla extract.
Remember, that real vanilla extract is typically more potent than imitation. Pure extract is up to
35% alcohol and will never expire. Imitation vanilla is typically made from artificial flavoring of
wood byproducts and often includes chemicals and a artificial coloring. As a third option, vanilla
flavoring is a mixture of pure extract and imitation. The more pure content, the smoother the
flavor.

6. Choosing the right egg.
"Love and eggs are best when
they are fresh" - Russian
Proverb
Place your egg in enough water to
submerge. The faster your egg
sinks, the fresher your egg is. If
the recipe doesn't specify size of
egg, use a large size egg for better
baking results.

7. Sift together all dry ingredients.
Mix together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt. Sifting mixes
leavening ingredients evenly throughout batter, ensuring an even baking
process. Stirring together dry and powdery like ingredients eliminates lumps,
a less than desirable product of homemade products.

8. The super ingredient:
ginger.
Common in many ethnic cuisines,
ginger is not just your Asian flavor
anymore. Arguably one of the
super foods of the twenty-first
century, this spice lessens the
effects of motion sickness,
relieves sore throats, and
prevents prostate cancer.
Consuming an average of one
tablespoon a day might lower
your blood pressure. Feel free to
add more than 1 teaspoon.

9. Don't forget the cinnamon!
From cinnamon rolls to playing leading role in a thanksgiving
pumpkin pie, this signature spice also has health benefits.
Recent studies suggest that the cinnamon aroma boosts
cognitive thinking and memory. Toxic in large doses, don't
overdo the suggested 1 teaspoon recommended in this recipe.

10. Preheat the oven to 350⁰.
Combine all ingredients together, until stiff dough forms. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, roll in additional
white sugar, and place two inches apart on half-sheet pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes, or until puffed
and golden brown. Why 350 degrees? That is the magic number where chemicals in baking soda release
carbon dioxide and eggs can gelatinize to trap the air pockets creating a fluffier cookie.

11. Molasses Cookies
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flower
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt

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