oil instead of melted butter in cookies?

amother

OP ↓

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 6:03 pm

can I sub oil for melted butter in cookie recipe?

I understand it wont be the same if the recipe calls for cut butter or creamed butter but the butter is anyway melted will it make such a diff?

or should I sub a 3/4 cup oil cos butter is not complete fat but also has water?

amother

Winterberry ↓

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 6:45 pm

If it's melted butter it's not a problem.

zaq

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 7:00 pm

You can sub oil and the product will be fine, but expect the texture to be somewhat less firm and greasier.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 7:01 pm

amother Winterberry wrote:

If it's melted butter it's not a problem.

1:1 or 3/4 cup oil for 1 cup butter?

amother

Bronze ↓

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 7:11 pm

amother OP wrote:

1:1 or 3/4 cup oil for 1 cup butter?

I would measure out 3/4 cup oil but don’t add it all at once. Start with 1/2 cup and if the cookie dough seems the right consistency stop there. If it seems too dry slowly add the rest.

amother

↑ Winterberry

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 7:12 pm

amother OP wrote:

1:1 or 3/4 cup oil for 1 cup butter?

7/8 of a cup oil

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 7:13 pm

thanks everyone!

theoneandonly ↓

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 8:58 pm

The cookies will taste fine but will not hold their shape as well so if it's sugar cookies that you cut with a cookie cutter they won't look as nice.

amother

↑ Bronze

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 9:10 pm

amother Winterberry wrote:

7/8 of a cup oil

That’s probably going to be too much.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 9:22 pm

theoneandonly wrote:

The cookies will taste fine but will not hold their shape as well so if it's sugar cookies that you cut with a cookie cutter they won't look as nice.

its not cookie dough made to cut with a cookie cutter.

its a choc chip cookie.

amother

Powderblue

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 9:38 pm

If the recipe calls for 1 stick, which is a half a cup, I will sub 1/3 c. oil.
I've been doing this for yers.

ShishKabob

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 9:51 pm

amother Powderblue wrote:

If the recipe calls for 1 stick, which is a half a cup, I will sub 1/3 c. oil.
I've been doing this for yers.

You can also freeze the oil in advance if you want, it'll give you consistency.

heidi

Yesterday at 1:44 am

amother OP wrote:

its not cookie dough made to cut with a cookie cutter.

its a choc chip cookie.

I do this almost every single week
3/4 cup oil equals 1 c. margarine or butter
I also do with sugar cookies which cut fine and every other cookie or cake recipe
Comes out really good

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 4:17 am

heidi wrote:

I do this almost every single week
3/4 cup oil equals 1 c. margarine or butter
I also do with sugar cookies which cut fine and every other cookie or cake recipe
Comes out really good

thanks, I'm gonna try with 3/4 cup.

would you know the weight? every where a cup of oil is a diff weight.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 4:49 pm

I tried with a 3/4 cup of oil.
its crumbly the dough. it doesnt hold together and its oily.

really it was ok to mix by hand but but gently mixed it in the mixer with the wired beaters just pulsing it.
it was perfect texture when I did it with butter but maybe I need to use the dough hook?

more oil will help or just make it greasy and still crumbly?

amother

↑ OP

Yesterday at 4:52 pm

or maybe add another egg?

↑ theoneandonly

Yesterday at 4:58 pm

It should have worked but if you want you can try a recipe made for oil like this one
Https://bitesnpieces.co/chocol.....-oil/