Why does bread make cookies softer?

Subject: Why does bread make cookies softer?

Date: Tue Jul 27 10:05:53 1999
Posted by Joel Brondos
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Zion Lutheran Academy
City: Fort Wayne State/Province: IN Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 933087953.Ch

Message:


When chocolate chip cookies get hard, my aunt puts a slice of 
bread in with the cookies overnight in a Tupperware container. 
In the morning, the cookies are soft, pliable -- and delicious! 
The bread is hard. What is the chemical interaction between the 
two?

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