To put the unsweetened chocolate/cocoa powder substitution to the test, I mixed two batches of old fashioned chocolate sugar cookies. One batch followed the recipe's instructions to use cocoa powder,sifted into the dry ingredients; in the second, I substituted the weight of cocoa powder for mel...
If you don't want to make your own semisweet baking chocolate substitute or don't have unsweetened cocoa powder on hand, there are other options. You can substitute an equal amount ofbittersweet baking chocolatefor semisweet baking chocolate, and you probably won't detect too much of a diff...
1 oz of baking chocolate is usually 1 or 2 squares. If using butter or margarine, soften it before beginning. 2 Try substituting for unsweetened baking chocolate. Combine 3 tablespoons (44.4 ml) cocoa powder with 1 tablespoon of butter, margarine or vegetable oil. Mix it up until it's a...