Butter and Margarine?!


Question: I know butter and margarine are two different things. I was given a jar of the ready mix cookies where all you add are the eggs and butter. It says to use real butter and not margarine. Well, I have some 'vegetable spread' and on the tub it says something about comparing it with the fat in butter or margarine. So its not butter and its not margarine...but can I use it for baking my cookies??


Answers: I know butter and margarine are two different things. I was given a jar of the ready mix cookies where all you add are the eggs and butter. It says to use real butter and not margarine. Well, I have some 'vegetable spread' and on the tub it says something about comparing it with the fat in butter or margarine. So its not butter and its not margarine...but can I use it for baking my cookies??

From my experience if you use margarine the cookies will spread. the vegetable spread will make them melt even worse.
Butter holds them together best.
You could maybe try baking a few in the oven and then if they spread too much add a little flour to the recipe to hold them together better

yup..yh can

Butter only.

Vegetable spread is actually margarine. If you want really good cookies, you should wait until you have butter.

They can say its not margarine, but it really is. Margarine is made from vegetable oils (corn oil, canola oil, soybean, sunflower, etc.) Butter is made from milk fat. That's it.

Yes. Margerine is really good for baking. You will never taste the difference!

Best of luck!

stick w/ butter...its better for you

Vegetable spread is not going to give you the result that stick margarine or butter will. The cookie will not hold its shape.
The recipe probably stated "butter" because that gives such a wonderful flavor to baked goods. Stick butter could be substituted as far as form goes, but, the flavor will be a little different

Yeah you can use it, its not going to hurt anything.

no you can not the spread is more like flavored oil. butter is mixed with cream and has dairy fats.

i would use butter

You can use the "vegetable spread" but they may tend to stick or bake darker than using butter. You probably won't be able to taste the difference.

you can use the spread, the cookies will be hard and not very flaky, still should taste good, the recommend butter because it make the cookies softer and flaky

I would only replace butter, in a pinch, and only if I absolutely had to without choice with something like Crisco or Tenderflake, shortenings or lard.

Well, you can use it but it will change the texture of the cookies. Margarine and vegetable spreads have a higher moisture content than butter thus more water gets into the mix and this will change the end result. You will be happier with butter.

The main problem I see is the water content. Look at the label and see if one of the ingredients is water. This can ruin a good recipe.

yes

Butter = cream, salt and water
Margarine = chemistry from a lab

just nick out and buy a stick





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