Can I replace shortening w/ butter for a sugar cookie recipe?

i do not have any shortening and would like to make sugar cookies w/ my toddler for halloween. The recipe calls for 2/3 C of shortening, can I replace that w/ butter and if so how much?Can I replace shortening w/ butter for a sugar cookie recipe?
My recipe is


2 3/4 cups flour


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1 cup butter, softened


1 1/2 cups white sugar


1 egg


1 teaspoon vanilla extract





DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 190 degrees C


In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.


In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.


Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.





I ALWAYS USE BUTTER and I always use this recipe they come out fine.














Can I replace shortening w/ butter for a sugar cookie recipe?
it would be better to use stick margarine but if all you have is butter, it will work. Watch the cookies closely as butter browns quicker and the cookies may be dryer than usual. You will need to store them in the frig if you use butter and you have them for more than 24 hours.
You can use butter instead. The rule of thumb is 1 to 1, meaning use the same amount of butter as you would shortening. I usually add a little more of the butter. For your recipe it would be about 2 tablespoons more.
I always use butter or margarine instead of shortening %26amp; I use the same amount.





1 stick = 8 tbls. or 1/2 cup


1/3 cup = 5 tbls.


2/3 cup = 10 tbls.





Looks like you would need 1 stick + 2 tbls.



You can always do that - shortening is only a cheaper and slightly healthier substitute. In any recipe just use butter if you have it, always in the same amount. Butter is much more tasty!
Absolutely. Just make sure you let the butter come to room temperature first.
Yes, of course. If you do add butter, just remember to omit the salt in the recipe. Butter already has salt.
yes, it should be fine. just remember they will be more buttery than if you used shortening
I always use butter so yes, go ahead. Same amount.
yes, go ahead. All the best.......