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If a recipe asks for 3 quarters cup cisco stick how much butter do you use instead?
Use the same amount of butter.
When baking cookies What is the difference between shortening and butter?
When you're baking cookies, if you use shortening instead of butter, your cookies come out higher. They don't spread as much as they do with butter, so your cookies turn out like the ones in the pictures instead of flat.
Would the cookies taste different if you used shortening instead of butter?
Without a doubt. Always use butter
Can butter be used instead of shortening in oatmeal banana cookies?
Yes, in fact, that is what I use.
Why can't you use oil instead of butter in cookies?
The texture and consistency would turn out different.
Can margerine be used in place of shortening in a cookie recipe?
Of course you can make cookies with margarine instead of shortening, I do it with all my cookies. When you use margarine you don't need to grease your baking pans, and I think the cookies come out more tasty.
Ca n you use extra virgin oil instead of butter to bake cookies?
No, that won't work.
Why do your cookies always come out fluffy?
You should try to use baking powder instead of baking soda, if that's not the problem try using about 2/3 cup of oil instead of 1 stick of margerine or butter or chill your dough for about 2 hours before you bake the cookies. you could also use more butter.
Can you use vegetable oil instead of butter in cookies?
You will get a much different finished product. Since oil is a liquid and butter isn't, cut the amount in half and some sort of cookie will result. For something like a sugar cookie, it would not work. For a cake like cookie, it probably will. I use oil instead of shortening in biscuits and that seems to work. You just have to experiment.
Can you use butter instead of shortening in a slice and bake cookie?
Butter has a lower melting point than shortening. The cookies may spread a little further and they may tend to burn on the bottoms.
With a cookie recipe butter has replaced ghee butter and mix is too crumbly. How do you improve this?
Ghee butter is clarified so there is no dairy in it. You need something that is going to hold your cookies together. Instead of butter, you can use vegetable shortening, or if you want to cut down on fat content, you can use applesauce.
Is it better to use sugar cookies or butter cookies for decorating?
It's really you and only your decision/choice..but I mean sugar cookies are a little messier so maybe butter cookies are more likely recommended
