Why do you need butter to bake cookies?

Answer 1

Butter melts into the batter, then re-congeals as the batter is formed. Butter acts as the glue that holds the batter together, plus it delivers a slight salty undertone to complement the sugary taste of the cookies.

Answer 2

don't melt the butter if the recipe calls for room temperature butter...if it says that and you just grabbed butter out of the fridge leave the butter in the warpper put it on a plate and put it in the microwave for 10 seconds if its still really firm do another 5 seconds. but don't melt the butter into a liquid state its not good for the cookie batter unless the recipe tells you to.

Answer 3

Butter adds flavor and texture to cookies.

Answer 4

to make them hold together better