Coconut oil for baking cookies?

[imeverywoman]

Can I use coconut oil to bake cookies? I know I'm a few years late on the coconut oil topic....I'm sorry. Answer me and I'll give you a cookie.... :tongue_smilie:

[imeverywoman]

:)

[Jami]

I don't know personally. But PM Debra (Mamagistra) she uses coconut oil in things and could probably tell you. :)

[imeverywoman]

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[girligirlmom]

Yes you can use coconut oil. My ds is allergic to milk (therefore butter too) so we use coconut oil or palm oil or both instead. You could also use lard but not for the taste.

 

Butter has more water in it so you need a little less oil and a little more liquid if that is what you are substituting. I remember seeing something on Alton Brown about the ratio difference.

[Lovedtodeath]

I have done it and the texture was not good. They were not as soft, did not raise good and they were oily. I would not recommend it unless the recipe is configured for coconut oil to begin with. I just stuck it in as a sub for butter.

[Colleen]

Can I use coconut oil to bake cookies?

 

Yes! Whenever I have it on hand (which isn't always, given the price!), I include coconut oil in my baked goods. Because it's expensive (and because we eat a ton of baked goods;)), I don't use just coconut oil, though. Sometimes I use it alongside butter, other times olive oil. I don't use exact measurements when I cook or bake, so I can't tell you a precise ration and I haven't found it's necessary anyway. Just keep in mind that you don't need as much coconut oil as you would, say, butter. So if you'd typically use 1 cup of butter, for example, use a 1/2 cup of coconut oil. Add a little water in there, too, for increased liquidity.

 

Answer me and I'll give you a cookie.... :tongue_smilie:

 

It's a deal. Are you gonna fly into Vancouver or Seattle?:D

[Lovedtodeath]

Just keep in mind that you don't need as much coconut oil as you would, say, butter. So if you'd typically use 1 cup of butter, for example, use a 1/2 cup of coconut oil. Add a little water in there, too, for increased liquidity.

 

Aha! So that's where I went wrong.:tongue_smilie:

[imeverywoman]

 

It's a deal. Are you gonna fly into Vancouver or Seattle?:D

 

Which one will you come to to greet me? :) I'll bring the cookies, and y'all have the world's BEST milk, so it's a win, win!!!

 

But, you'll have to wait until next week because tomorrow I leave for a cruise. Yippee!!!:hurray:

[JoyfulMama]

I have used coconut oil for the last couple years, and use about 3/4 coconut oil for called for butter.

I will switch it up, and do some coconut, some other oil, or some applesauce as well, depending on what I have on hand, and what I am making.

 

Applesauce in cookies makes a softer cookie. Sometimes I add a bit of baking powder to the cookie dough, or up the called for amount, to prevent flat cookies.

[beansprouts]

I have. Coconut oil in cookies is yummy! :001_smile:

[Lovedtodeath]

I have used coconut oil for the last couple years, and use about 3/4 coconut oil for called for butter.

I will switch it up, and do some coconut, some other oil, or some applesauce as well, depending on what I have on hand, and what I am making.

 

Applesauce in cookies makes a softer cookie. Sometimes I add a bit of baking powder to the cookie dough, or up the called for amount, to prevent flat cookies.

 

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I just went back to using all butter. (bad, bad mommy. LOL)

[beansprouts]

Thanks for the suggestions. I just went back to using all butter. (bad, bad mommy. LOL)

 

 

Butter is good for you. Margerine is the stuff you needs to stay away from.

[Jan in Utah]

I don't know about cookies but coconut oil in bread is wonderful!

 

I have some rising right now!

 

Jan

 

BTW, the coconut oil I'm using is 2 years old and without even a trace of rancidity!