Butter or Shortening in cookies?

[kacee]

KarlaB has inspired me to make some peanut butter cookies. The recipe I have says butter or shortening? What is the difference in the baking? Would one or the other make a softer cookie? (we love the soft ones)


What does your recipe say?

[AnnW]

I think I have this right...butter makes crisper, flatter cookies and shortening makes softer, higher cookies.

[RCT]

exactly Ann...and shortening is better for pie crusts....YUMMY

[kacee]

Y'all the Women!! Thank you so much.

Shortening it is!! A Baking I will go!!



I haven't been able to get much else done today!! :D

Please I need to practice my sterness for the homework struggle today!!:{

I need these cookies!!

[kacee]

Cookies are in the oven.


How is this for a peanut butter cookie recipe

1 yellow cake mix
1 cup of peanut butter
1/2 cup of cooking oil
2TBS. water
2 eggs.

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Drop from a teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Press a criss-cross on each cookie with fork that you have dipped in water. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees or until golden brown.


This is not the recipe that I made. I wonder how these taste??

[angie r]

I have a friend who swears by those Crisco butter flavored shortening sticks.

[KarlaB]

:yippee: So glad I inspired someone to do something! :yippee: :D

When I make choc chip or M&M cookies I use butter and butter flavored Crisco...a little secret that my mom taught me. People always want the recipe. :) In my pnt butter cookies I used just butter and they were flatter than a pancake! :\ They do not look like typical pnt butter cookies, but they still taste yummy. :licklips: My mom told me butter will do that, so I will make a note for next time. :)