Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 10:39:44p, Miche meant to say...

> 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
>

Okay, sorry. In another response to the OP, apparently there is another
recipe for chocolate crinkles that are made successfully with oil. I've
never seen them or made them myself.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Sunday, December 23rd,2007

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