On Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 3:16:37 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 9:57:38 AM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >Make your own:
> > ><http://www.inkatrinaskitchen.com/homemade-girl-scout-cookies-thin-mints/>
> > >
> > >For my money, though, nothing beats a homemade chocolate chip
> > >cookie (made with butter, not margarine or vegetable shortening).
> > >
> > >Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > Hear hear!! Vegetable shortening gives a little crispier CC cookie,
> > but at what flavoir sacrifice? Would you spread Crisco on a cracker or
> > bread and eat it? NO! Then why use it in cooking?
> >
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Shortening isn't used for flavor but for texture and stability. It keeps the dough from melting and spreading out in CCCs. I wouldn't want to spread coco butter on a cracker either but it's still important in making chocolate.

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