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MissJones
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When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
do you prefer shortening or butter?
Please don't move to recipes. I'm not asking for a recipe, not asking for baking advice, just curious what people prefer. 
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Posted 10/20/07 7:13 PM  |
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saraH
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
butter only.
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| Posted 10/20/07 7:22 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Depends on the cookie I make. More often than not, I use butter. Sometimes I will use margarine.
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| Posted 10/20/07 7:34 PM |
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Phyl
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Butter!
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| Posted 10/20/07 7:47 PM |
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luvsbob4603
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
you forgot other.. I perfer Margarine!
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| Posted 10/20/07 8:44 PM |
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Funny you should ask..I made some cookies today and used margarine because it's what I had and they are yummy...butter, when I have it, I'll use also..
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| Posted 10/20/07 9:03 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
I have never used anything other than butter
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| Posted 10/20/07 9:04 PM |
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DebG
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
wait, people bake cookies as in not just scoop it from the raw cookie dough roll?
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| Posted 10/20/07 9:07 PM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
shortening. I find that butter burns whenever I use it in recipes, whereas if I use shortening, they tend to not burn and will be nice and soft.
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| Posted 10/20/07 9:12 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Posted by PotofLuck06
shortening. I find that butter burns whenever I use it in recipes, whereas if I use shortening, they tend to not burn and will be nice and soft.
this used to happen to me too. I realized that it was b/c of my oven, it works *too* well. I usually cut down the baking time in 1/2, or almost 1/2 and they come out perfect!
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| Posted 10/20/07 9:14 PM |
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Palebride
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
I've only ever used butter, but I might try shortening next time just to compare!
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| Posted 10/20/07 10:09 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Usually butter... but it depends on the cookie
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| Posted 10/21/07 10:11 AM |
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Atlast07
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Butter
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| Posted 10/21/07 8:21 PM |
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neenie
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
I have never used anything other than butter
same here.
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| Posted 10/21/07 8:23 PM |
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
Butter - shortening freaks me out for some reason - I think it's the texture 
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| Posted 10/21/07 8:40 PM |
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JMC1014
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
I always use Butter!
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| Posted 10/22/07 10:28 AM |
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jennafurr
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
It definitely depends on the type of cookie I am making.
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| Posted 10/22/07 11:52 AM |
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Chrisnamy
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
But-TAH
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| Posted 10/22/07 3:59 PM |
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
butter..... shortening and margarine are all transfats..... mega-bad healthwise.... even worse than butter-laden cookies 
also, butter tastes better IMO......
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| Posted 10/22/07 10:09 PM |
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Re: When you make cookies (and no, it's not for recipes!)
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Posted by PotofLuck06
shortening. I find that butter burns whenever I use it in recipes, whereas if I use shortening, they tend to not burn and will be nice and soft.
this used to happen to me too. I realized that it was b/c of my oven, it works *too* well. I usually cut down the baking time in 1/2, or almost 1/2 and they come out perfect!
I had an oven that had 2 temps, 'on' and 'off' in my first apartment. I bought a $5 oven thermometer and discovered 'on' is really almost 500 degrees 
Becuase of that early experience, I always keep an oven thermometer on the top rack to guage the true temp.
Also, I always use cookie insurance (aka parchment paper) Nothing scorches when baked on parchment 
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