I am not trying to beat on the fats, but I am switching to coconut oil,
not the hydronated stuff. Can anyone suggest tested & yummy baking ideas
here. I have never used this before.

Cornofstarchy wrote:

> Haha. Well, I'll just stick to the recipes then. Doesn't hurt to be on
> the safe side Thanks for all the tips!
>
> Dusty Bleher wrote:
>
>> "Cornofstarchy" > wrote in message
>> news:5yQnf.104653$ki.24399@pd7tw2no...
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>>> Dusty gave a link with a soft cookie recipe. Do you know of any
>>> others? Maybe one from you secret collection?
>>
>>
>> Yes. But then it wouldn't be "a secret" anymore...and I'd end up
>> having to kill you...(;-o)!
>>
>> ...
>> http://www.innerlodge.com/Recipes/Co...ealCookies.htm
>>
>>> Thanks! I will definitely try this out. Have you tried variations of
>>> this? You know, adding chocolate chips instead of oatmeal, etc.
>>
>>
>> Instead of oatmeal? No. You can't really do that. The oatmeal is
>> one of the binders that make it "chewy". It's not a "nugget" of some
>> ingredient put in there for flavor. You can substitute for the dried
>> fruit, but that's about it. Some chocolate chips along with the
>> fruit, or in place of some of it would be just fine.
>>
>> One of my girls made some once that left out all the fruit, and
>> substituted it with finely shredded orange peel and chocolate chips.
>> It was YUMMY!
>>
>>
>>>>>> With regards to the type of oil...<<<
>>>
>>>
>>> I tend to use vegetable oil (cause we usually don't have butter or
>>> margarine sticks around). Is that bad? =/
>>
>>
>> Well, not "bad"...but not good either. Look, I don't want to let this
>> thread degenerate into a discussion of fats & oils and their dietary
>> impact. It's a field that most folks know squat about and I don't
>> want to end up sounding like I'm preaching.
>>
>> But the short, non-dietary version is; it's not clear what
>> substituting an equivalent amount of oil for the butter, in that
>> recipe, will do (never tried it). I suspect little or nothing for the
>> texture, and probably won't improve the taste. If you must
>> substitute, then do so with vegetable oils. While I love EVOO, I
>> don't think it would do nice things for your cookie's taste...(:-o)!
>>
>> Since you're going to be baking, avoid any oil that will breakdown (by
>> the heat) into transfats. Sun or safflower oil, and the "real" nut
>> oils, like walnut would be okay. Avoid anything like "Crisco",
>> margarine, and so on. Those are completely transfat saturated and
>> should be avoided like the plague.
>>
>>
>> L8r all,
>> Dusty
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