10 Healthy Butter Substitutes for Baking Cookies Without Sacrificing Flavor

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup butter substitute

  choose from mashed banana, applesauce, coconut oil, etc.; see notes below
• 1 cup brown sugar

  packed
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2½ cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

• 1 Cream the Base: In a large bowl, combine your chosen butter substitute and both
  sugars. Mix until well blended (note: some substitutes like applesauce or banana
  won’t cream like butter but will still combine well). Add the baking soda and
  salt, then beat for 2–3 minutes.
• 2 Incorporate the Wet Ingredients: Mix in the eggs one at a time, followed by the
  vanilla extract, until smooth.
• 3 Add the Flour: On low speed, gradually add the flour, about ½ cup at a time,
  until just combined. The dough will remain soft.
• 4 Refrigerate the Dough: Stir in your preferred mix-ins (e.g., chocolate chips,
  nuts, or dried fruit) by hand. Chill the dough for at least one hour to firm up.
• 5 Bake the Cookies: Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment
  paper. Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of dough onto the sheets, leaving 3 inches
  between cookies. Bake for 9–11 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Let
  cookies cool for 2 minutes on the sheet before transferring them to a cooling
  rack

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