What can I use instead of butter in a cookie dough recipe?

Answer 1

margarine

Answer 2

In cooking there are recipes and there are formulas.

Most cooking is a recipe. In other words, it won't hurt the soup if you leave out the peas and add a few more carrots and a bit more corn. However, baking is very much a formula. With baked goods it is best to stick to the recipe.

If you want a cookie dough that does not use butter you should probably look for a butter free recipe rather than trying to alter one that is formulated to use butter.

Answer 3

Butter flavor Crisco or, if you want margarine, I suggest Country Crock sticks. Some other margarines will make the dough too soft with the result of flat, greasy cookies.

Answer 4

If you use Crisco or shortening, your cookies will taste flakier than with butter and will be generally not quite as soft and chewy. For example, you can make Snickerdoodles with either butter or Crisco depending on the flavor and texture you are trying to achieve.

Personally, for cooking and baking I almost always use real butter rather than oil or shortening. I do not like the flavor or texture or smaell of margarine.

Answer 5

Although I'm just learning to bake, I'm pretty sure butter is the best way to go...but, you don't have butter.

Shortening? (as in Crisco) I made some cheesecake cookies over the weekend that called for shortening and I used butter. So I assume they're interchangeable.

Answer 6

Butter-flavored Crisco.

Answer 7

Depends on the recipe and what kind of cookie you're making. Sometimes margarine is just fine, sometimes you can use crisco, but in certain recipes you can only use butter. What kind of cookie is it?

Answer 8

I always use stick margarine like Blue Bonnet brought to room temp. Don't use tub margarine for baking, it won't work. Butter flavored Crisco is also good, but will give your cookies a more crisp texture.

Answer 9

You can replace it with cubed margarine. Do not use soft spreadable types that come in a plastic container. Those have too much water and will ruin your cookies. Of course, Butter is Better, it gives you a better texture and flavor.

Answer 10

Applesauce

Answer 11

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