Kitchen

[Harpa]

Refrigerator cookies! I made the batch yesterday....hoping to bake them that same day....but I forgot to take out my butter. The recipe called for shortening. The idea was to use one-half cup of shortening; one-half cup of butter. (I would have used all butter, but considered the recipe w/ the all shortening.)

In any event, I microwaved the butter for about 6 seconds tops, just to soften. It was soft, not runny, and mixed it in w/ the sugars, flavorings & shortening. Mixed the flour, etc, and rolled it into two logs and put into the refrigerator to harden. Two hours later, it was way too soft, and so decided to wait until today to bake to let it further harden overnight.

The refrigerator is cold enough, but I could cut the dough, but still it was on the soft side.

My Q is...was it the fact that I nuked that butter? Or, mixed it in w/ the shortening? -- that the dough was so soft. (I hardly ever bake w/ shortening, but my Mom does, with always expert results!)

TY!!!