Of course! There are many recipes that don't contain raising agents, it just depends what type of cookies you are making. Shortbread has no raising agents, and neiter do sugar cookies and the kind that you cut shapes out of and ice with frosting. You probably could but they would be really flat because baking powder and baking soda makes them rise.
Cookies can still bake without baking soda, but they may turn out denser and lack the typical light and airy texture that baking soda helps to achieve. Baking soda helps cookies rise and spread during baking, so without it, the cookies may be more compact and less tender.
Only if the recipe calls for it. Some recipes only call for Baking Powder. It is as simple as reading the recipe you have in front of you.
The amount of baking powder required depends entirely on what you intend to bake. Different types of cookies, muffins and other baked goods require different proportions of baking powder to flour.
You put them on a baking tray in a ovenOven
It's not possible to answer this without knowing what type of cookies/how many of them/what size etc... you wish to bake.
A couple of reasons are the your baking powder is old and no longer works or the cookies were too warm when they went into the oven and they spread too quickly before they could rise. Try buying some fresh baking powder and chill your dough in the fridge for an hour before putting the cookies on the pan to bake.
To make my cookies rise, I use shortening instead of butter. Answer The cookies rise depending on the baking powder, salt, baking soda or creme of tartar ingredient that is included in the recipe. Of all of these, the dates on the baking powder and creme of tartar make a difference in their effectiveness. Make sure that you include the full measure of the amount requested by the recipe and that you bake the dough soon after mixing it. Check that your oven is at the desired temperature.
Yes you do need to put in baking powder because baking powder makes them rise
don't add flour...only a little bit I would reduce the raising ingrediant (egg, baking powder, baking soda, etc.) or add a slight bit more liquid.
If by "thicker" you mean raised higher, then yes, perhaps. Baking powder and baking soda are both "leavenings," which cause cookies and other baked goods to rise. But there are many possible reasons that cookies bake up too flat and chewy: Too much liquid Too much fat (butter) No acidic ingredient to react with baking soda. Too much baking soda or baking powder. Not enough egg. Not baked long enough Baked at the wrong temperature. All these possibilities depend on the specific recipe. Some cookies contain nothing more than flour, butter and sugar. Other cookies have long lists of ingredients. And some cookie recipes are MEANT to produce flat, chewy cookies.
While possible, you will have to different cakes. In texture and height.
== == Not sure, but perhaps it is because sugar cookies have fewer ingredients, and the baking powder acts faster. More important than "Why?" is that you recognize the difference in baking times. Otherwise, you would end up with very hard sugar cookies.....or very soft hockey pucks.