Baking Soda

A couple of weeks ago I got a text message from Doti.  She had a real sweet tooth and didn’t have vegetable shortening.  She wondered if you could swap out vegetable oil for the shortening.

I thought about it for a minute and didn’t see why you couldn’t, but really wasn’t sure.  I was like, well if nothing else, you’ll know for next time :).  Later my mom said she’d have swapped out butter for the shortening… We’ll both know for next time now :).

So many texts back and forth and I started bragging about the fact that I had Peanut Butter Cup Peanut Butter Cookie dough at home in my fridge (recipe below).  All it needed to be was baked off.  I know, I’m mean sometimes.  I made up for it though!!

So later I asked her if she had her cookies made and she said that she got to the point she needed Baking Soda and didn’t have any.  Wade wouldn’t let her go to town just for that so she didn’t know what to do.

I jumped online and googled a substitution for baking soda because I remembered reading something about Baking Soda and Baking Powder in Food Network magazine.  So anyway if you don’t have baking soda, triple your baking powder amounts and reduce your salt is what it said online.

With her two substitutions, she said that they had a bit of a different texture but still good 🙂

And don’t worry, she has baking Soda now! 🙂

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies adapted from Cooking with the Horse and Buggy People II

1 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup peanut butter
1tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Mix ingredients together.  Shape into balls and flatten with a potato masher. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

p.s. You still have time to link up for week 2 of the Extravaganza!!