No Fail Sugar Cookie Recipe - Unsalted Or Salted Butter?
Decorating By auntsushi Updated 18 Sep 2006 , 1:11am by antonia74
The recipe on this site calls for 2 c. butter but doesn't specify to use salted or unsalted. Does it matter?
Any replies would be great as I'd like to try these out today. If I don't hear back maybe I'll just use half and half (???)
It's always been my understanding that if a recipe doesn't specify unsalted butter, you should use regular salted butter. HTH
I wondered the same thing.... I have made these cookies twice now and I use a stick of salted and a stick of unsalted (I did 1/2 recipe)... they tasted pretty good to me. Maybe PM antonia74 and see if she responds??
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Thanks for your help everyone. I think I will PM Antonia74 and see what she says. (Do you think that she'll answer me now that she's a big star?? ) LOL
ok, if u make the cookies with unsalted...add a pinch of salt, if u make with salted, omit the salt in the recipe...
easyyy
I've been taught that if a recipe says "butter" it most always means salted butter, unless it specifically says "unsalted butter"
ok, if u make the cookies with unsalted...add a pinch of salt, if u make with salted, omit the salt in the recipe...
easyyy
This would be my advice too. Problem is, if you are using a recipe from North America it most likely refers to salted butter....but European recipes have unsalted as the butter of choice.
I was always taught that in baking, you follow European traditions and the recipe means unsalted butter......so that you can monitor and your own salt according to the type of baked good or whether it is sweet/savoury.
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