Passion Project Research Paper

For my passion project I made cookies, but not just any cookies, I made cotton candy cookie. There were many ups and a downs while making these cookies, but they all payed off in the end. I learned many things during this passion project. For example I learned why I wanted to make these cookies, I made three of my own recipes and learned some really cool facts!

When I was searching for a passion project, I knew I wanted to bake. So, I spent time on the internet searching for something to bake. Then over the weekend, I met my friend, and I saw her eating cotton candy. I remembered having these delicious cotton candy cookies in India. That's when I decided I was going to make cotton candy cookies for my passion project. While researching, I found multiple interesting facts about baking, cooking and

I came up with different recipes and made three different kinds of cotton candy cookies. I asked all my classmates to taste them and provide their vote on which one they like the best. The cookie the majority of the class liked was the first one I made. When I was making cookies and researching I learned a lot! For example, did you know that drinking milk can increase your chance in developing heart disease, cancer and diabetes? I didn’t either until I was researching about milk because I thought I might use it in my recipe! Also, the first time I made a cookie it didn’t turn out very well. It tasted disgusting and like flour! When I tried again, I had someone help and she told us what I did wrong. I learned that if you put both butter and margarine, it will taste better. I also learned that you need both baking soda and baking powder to make the cookie rise. You might be wondering why the first cookie I made won. Well, most people voted for the first cookie because the green cookie was to brittle and bitter and the other cookie was way to sweet with both icing and