Will It Cookie? | Food Technology Cookie Design Project | Stage 4–5 Food Tech | Recipe Experiment & Branding Task

Looking for an engaging, hands-on Food Technology project that gets students thinking creatively, scientifically and entrepreneurially?
Will It Cookie? is a comprehensive cookie design and food product development project that guides students through the full design process — from ingredient function and experimentation to branding, marketing and evaluation.

Designed for Stage 4–5 Food Technology, this resource blends practical cooking skills, food science concepts, sensory analysis and marketing, making it perfect for a full project, assessment task, or end-of-term unit.

Students investigate cookies from around the world, analyse ingredient functions, experiment by modifying a base cookie recipe, and design their own unique cookie product — all while considering dietary requirements, flavour profiles and target markets

📘 What’s IncludedStudent Workbook (17 pages)

✔ Cookies Around the World research task
✔ Ingredient functions & “Anatomy of a Cookie” activities
✔ Flavour profile exploration (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami, spicy)
✔ Dietary requirements & ingredient substitutions (vegan, gluten-free, low sugar, etc.)
✔ Cookie experiment investigation (modify one key ingredient & analyse results)
✔ Base cookie recipe (serves 12)
✔ YouTube analysis task: Good Mythical Morning – Will It Cookie?
✔ Cookie concept development & recipe design pages
✔ Sensory analysis & peer feedback
✔ Cookie branding, logo design & marketing campaign tasks
✔ Final evaluation & reflection questions

Teacher Answer Booklet

✔ Completed examples and sample responses
✔ Clear guidance for all investigation and theory tasks
✔ Supports quick marking and differentiation

🎯 Curriculum & Classroom Use

• Aligned to NSW Stage 4–5 Food Technology outcomes

• Ideal for:

  • Food Product Development units

  • Design & Production tasks

  • Assessment tasks

  • Relief lessons or practical-based units

• Encourages:

  • Critical thinking

  • Creativity & experimentation

  • Real-world food design and marketing skills

Food Technology cookie design project
Stage 4 Food Technology worksheets
Stage 5 Food Technology assessment
Food product development task
Cookie experiment investigation
Food Technology recipe design project
Food Tech sensory analysis worksheets
Food Technology branding and marketing task
Australian Food Technology resources

💻 Format

• PDF (print or digital)

• Black-and-white friendly

• Designed for easy classroom use