replacement for butter?

MissyOlivePants · September 2009

I really want to make chocolate chip cookies, but I don't have nearly enough butter & I don't want to go out for more (but I probably should).

Is there a replacement (and not shortening) for butter?????

mh2t · September 2009

I assume you don't have margarine? It won't be an ideal replacement because it contains more water, so the cookies will be limper, but it will work. I always make my chocolate chip cookies with a mix of butter and shortening (half and half). I find it makes them fluffier.

MissyOlivePants · September 2009

Nope. No margarine, either.

MissyOlivePants · September 2009

This is going to require a trip to the store, huh?

UGH! That means putting on a bra & brushing my teeth! Oh well, we need a couple other things anyways.... I've just been putting it off.

sommerrayne · September 2009

I know you can replace apple sauce for oil...when I googled, I found ppl saying applesauce, but who knows!

Poonico · September 2009

I have also heard applesauce.

MissyOlivePants · September 2009

Ugh! I feel like Old Mother Hubbard... my cupboards are empty.

Guess I'm going to the store!

smurfetteinred · September 2009

You can replace butter when baking but it's harder with cookies because they need the air. You can replace it with oil but your cookies are going to be flatter and you'll need to watch them when they're baking because they could overbake. I've also read that you can replace butter with natural peanut butter but obviously that will make your cookies taste like pb. Since you said you have some butter, the oil thing might be worth a shot because you could use some butter and some oil.

Applesauce will only work with things like muffins, cakes and breads. You can't sub it for cookies.

hamilton.ja · September 2009

I wouldnt put applesauce in cookies, either. BUt if the recipe called for melted butter (I know a couple of cc recipes that do) you could just use oil. wont taste as nice but it'll work. If it wants you to cream softened butter and sugar, though, I don't think it would work quite as well.

clayswife · September 2009

canola oil. We use it in all our baking since DS is allergic to dairy/soy

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