Cuthbert Thistlethwaite > wrote:

> Since I asked for advice about shortening, and people were kind enough
> to reply, it seems appropriate to follow up and tell what happened next.
>
> Here is the recipe I used:
>
> <quote>
>
> Soft Sugar Cookies
>
> 1 c. shortening

....

> With many thanks to the posters who guided me to less than lethal
> "shortening," I ran out and got some "0-trans fat Crisco," and will try
> some butter and other oils in the future.

That cup of '0-Trans Fat Crisco' has about 7 grams of trans fats.

-sw