Can you use shortening instead of butter in choc chip cookies?

Answer 1

You can use either-I personally prefer butter.

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Butter gives a better flavor to the cookies and does not have the unhealthy partially hydrogenated vegetable oils that are in shortening.

Answer 2

Butter is one kind of shortening. You can substitute different shortenings in recipes, but the flavour and texture of butter will be lost. Butter melts more readily in the mouth than vegetable based shortenings, and has a more pleasant flavour than most other shortenings.

Answer 3

Yes, most of the time you can substitute shortening for butter and it will create a baked good that is lighter in texture.

Answer 4

yes, just soften the butter first.