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Yes, you can substitute brandy instead of sherry in a cookie recipe.
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The MarthaStewart website has a wonderful recipe for coconut cookies which was developed by Maury Rubin of Birdbath Bakery. Food dot com also has a number of coconut cookie recipes as well helpful user ratings and reviews of each recipe.
But yes, in fact if you substitute shortening for butter in the tollhouse cookie recipe they will come out big and stay soft.
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.
If you don't like coconut, you can substitute it in a recipe by using chopped almonds instead. Alternatively, you could use macadamia nuts.
Yes, might taste a little different but still delicious!
Of course you can...it's your decision
You will have I extra egg in your cookies
Use the same amount of butter as you would shortening. In bread, a tablespoon of butter can be used instead of a tablespoon of shortening. The same amount of canola oil is even healthier.
Butter or margarine can be used instead, adding a couple of extra tablespoons per cup of shortening called for in a recipe.
It depends on what you are making