In article 4>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 09:19:02p, Miche meant to say...
>
> > In article
> > >,
> > " > wrote:
> >
> >> I tried this online Betty Crocker recipe that called for vegetable oil
> >> and I was stooopid enough to do it:
> >>
> >> Chocolate Crinkles:
> >>
> >> 1/2 cup vegetable oil
> >> 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled
> >> 2 cups granulated sugar
> >> 2 teaspoons vanilla
> >> 4 eggs
> >> 2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
> >> 2 teaspoons baking powder
> >> 1/2 teaspoon salt
> >> 1/2 cup powdered sugar
> >>
> >> Well, it turned into a complete disaster. Once in the oven they
> >> turned into a super thin pancake. total waste of time. Who ever
> >> heard of using vegetable oil in a cookie recipe? It should be butter
> >> or shortening right?
> >
> > Right. Not only would the texture be wrong, I can't imagine it would
> > taste good either.
>
> I can't speak for this recipe, but there are certain types of oatmeal
> cookies that can only be made properly withi oil.

I was referring to the recipe posted.

Miche

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