Help, need an alternative to butter in cookies.

nikll34

I'm making some oatmeal cookies and I only have one stick of butter left. It calls for two. If I can't find an alternative I'll cut the recipe in half, but I'd rather not. Suggestions? I don't have applesauce if that is an option.

Thanks!

(I'll google it to see what I can find too.)

nsees

Crisco or Crisco like alternative?  I try to only use it when necessary but if you're in a bind...  (I would still use the butter and make up the difference with the Crisco)

Hopefully someone else has a healthier alternative :-)

ElloPoppet

coconut oil (yum!) or crisco (ew, but it works). you can try just canola oil too but you will probably get very flat cookies (i have a vegan recipe that uses just oil and that's what i remember about their texture).

kelbrian

Coconut oil (best alternative) or olive oil will work as long as you are using eggs and sugar in the recipe. Otherwise it'll be more shortbread like in texture.

nikll34

ElloPoppet:

coconut oil (yum!) or crisco (ew, but it works). you can try just canola oil too but you will probably get very flat cookies (i have a vegan recipe that uses just oil and that's what i remember about their texture).

 

 I don't have anything apparently! haha I'm putting all these on my grocery list. We haven't done a huge pantry grocery run in months. Looks like I know what I'll be doing this week! Thanks for the ideas. I'll have to make half batch this time.

ElloPoppet

lol do you have ANY oil? even olive oil will work. else the half batch is a safe bet. i usually just eat half the dough anyway.

nikll34

ElloPoppet:

lol do you have ANY oil? even olive oil will work. else the half batch is a safe bet. i usually just eat half the dough anyway.

 

I have olive oil. I used that. Thanks!!

dieselmonkey

applesauce.  i use it in place of oil and butter.