This past weekend I decided it was time to bake those cookies! However, upon reading the directions my swap partner sent on the jar of cookie mix, I saw that it called for butter and shortening. I did have butter, but I don't keep any Crisco or the like around. Plus, now that I am starting the weaning process with Ruby I am more than a bit nervous that will mean rapid weight gain since I will no longer be burning 500 calories while I watch RHOBH. So I went to the internet to see what I could use as a substitute.
I was happy to see that I could use one item I ALWAYS keep stocked: greek yogurt. (And to make this a complete circle, I should note that I learned this fact on RHONY Bethenny Frankel's website) Evidently, you substitute all the fat for half the amount of greek yogurt. The recipe called for 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup shortening, to make a total of 1/2 cup fat needed. So I measured out 1/4 cup greek yogurt with some skepticism.
As it mixed in my KitchenAid, I watched as it went from being very very dry to deliciously moist. Maybe this would work after all.
I baked the cookies following the directions and cooled them on a wire rack.
They looked like any other oatmeal cookie I had ever made. And tasted half decent too. Joe said the parts without chocolate chips tasted like cardboard, but in my experience, it really tasted like an oatmeal bar. I think they would be good for breakfasts on the go or as an afternoon snack. I will definitely be baking more with greek yogurt in the future!
