Best Butter Substitute for Cookies
Are you having trouble choosing among my highly recommended butter substitutes for cookies? Let me help you out by listing my top three picks.
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 1632kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
Instructions
Option 1: Best Butter Substitute for Cookies
- For your cookie recipe that calls for one cup of melted butter, add one cup of melted margarine. Add a pinch or two of salt if your recipe lists salted butter.
Option 2: Best Dairy-Free, Vegan Butter Substitute for Cookies
- If you're baking dairy-free, vegan cookies, add ¾ cup of pumpkin puree for every cup of butter the recipe lists.
Option 3: Healthiest Butter Substitute for Cookies
- For healthier, lower-calorie, delicious cookies, add half a cup of plain, full-fat Greek yogurt and add more as and when needed.
Notes
Nutrition information is calculated for margarine only.
Nutrition
Calories: 1632kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 183g | Saturated Fat: 38g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 47g | Monounsaturated Fat: 89g | Sodium: 2141mg | Potassium: 95mg | Vitamin A: 8120IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 68mg