Butter shortning, can I use regular?

[tink20]

The recipe calls for:

3/4 cup Crisco Butter Shortning

I have regular shortning. It there a substitute?

 

[TriMom]

I would use 3/4 cup of butter in that circumstance. Regular Crisco would work, but it would not have a buttery flavor

 

[tink20]

I would use 3/4 cup of butter in that circumstance. Regular Crisco would work, but it would not have a buttery flavor

ok, I have butter. The recipe is for cookies.

 

[laurie31]

I agree with just using butter or margarine instead.

Or you could use the regular shortening and add 1/4 tsp butter flavor, if you have that.

 

[Carole]

I wouldn't substitute butter for shortening. The cookie would have a different consistency. The regular would work but you wouldn't have as much buttery flavor.

 

[mhsjax]

I wouldn't use butter flavored Crisco in anything, that stuff isn't fit to eat. I would use real butter or regular crisco.

We used it one time when I was growing up, we threw the whole batch of cookies away. Tasted like that fake butter stuff in the movie theaters.

I see by looking at reviews that people actually like this stuff. Guess I am in the minority. Tasted way too much like fake butter to me. Oh well. To each their own.

 

[Wishing on a star]

What kind of cookie....

Butter will 'crisp' more than hydrogenated shortening.
But you probably want some butter flavor too....

I think I might use half each...

 

[Wishing on a star]

I wouldn't use butter flavored Crisco in anything, that stuff isn't fit to eat. I would use real butter......

Not to pass any judgment, but I totally agree with this.
I am picky about what goes into my body.

 

[tink20]

This recipe, I thought my parents would like these.

http://www.crisco.com/Recipes/Details.aspx?recipeID=1688

 

[Manhattan Princess]

This recipe, I thought my parents would like these.

http://www.crisco.com/Recipes/Details.aspx?recipeID=1688

That recipe would be fine with normal Crisco. Butter would completely change the consistency and cooking time.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Yes, this would probably be a crisper ( and thinner) cookie with only butter.

I still think I might try half and half.

Keep us posted!

 

[hucifer]

Not to pass any judgment, but I totally agree with this.
I am picky about what goes into my body.

I agree with you. I used my mom's old sugar cookie recipe. It called for 3/4 cup shortening. I wanted it to be just like the cookies I grew up with, but I just couldn't willingly bake with hydrogenated oils.

So I replaced the shortening with butter and they tasted fantastic. Maybe not exactly like my mom made them, but they were still very good.

 

[sandramaac]

Yes, this would probably be a crisper ( and thinner) cookie with only butter.

I still think I might try half and half.

Keep us posted!

this is what I would do