Sarah wrote:
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>> Sarah wrote:
>>> Today I made cookies with the following recipe:
>>> 1 cup Butter
>>> 1 cup sugar
>>> 2 eggs
>>> 3 tbls whole milk
>>> 1 tsp vanilla extract
>>> 2 cups all purpose flour
>>> 1/2 tsp baking soda
>>> 1/2 tsp baking powder
>>> 1/2 tsp salt
>>> 3 cups of chocolate chips.
>>> preheat oven 350 degrees
>>> Cream together the butter, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla in mixer
>>> (snippage) I didn't refrigerate overnight, and found the cookies to
>>> taste fine
>>> but be too light, I prefer a heavier cookie.
>>> Sarah
>>
>> Butter makes for a crispy cookie, vegetable shortening or lard makes
>> for a moist, chewy cookie.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> Would you replace the butter for lard or use half and half?
> Sarah

Personally I would use vegetable shortening; the lard was mentioned as an
alternative if you can't find products like Crisco.

Jill