Because margarine, like butter has a burn/smoke point. Shortening will not burn/smoke like margarine when the heat hits it.
Butter/margarine.
Butter, margarine, or vegetable oil can be used as alternatives to shortening in your recipe.
yes you can use margarine, but a better replacement would be lard.
Substitutes for shortening are butter and margarine in sticks. Use the same amount as called for in your recipe. Keep in mind, plain shortening will NOT be as flavorful as butter or margarine. Do not use soft margarine in a tub as it contains too much water.
You can use butter or margarine as a substitute for shortening in cookies to achieve a similar texture and taste.
But yes, in fact if you substitute shortening for butter in the tollhouse cookie recipe they will come out big and stay soft.
You can use margarine. In a real pinch, you can use shortening or lard, but like butter and margarine, they need to be "fluffed up" in order to be of a pleasant consistency.
Yes, if by table spread you mean margarine. Butter will give a better flavour but margarine will be less fattening.
You can use butter or margarine as a substitute for Crisco shortening in this recipe.
Butter or margarine can be used instead, adding a couple of extra tablespoons per cup of shortening called for in a 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.
Yes, you can use butter instead of margarine in this recipe.