Made of hydrogenated vegetable oils, shortening is widely used across many bakery industries for the manufacture of many items including cookies, pastries, heavy filling creams and dry mix ...

From pies to cookies, I never strayed from the creamy, rich fat. That is, I never strayed until I tasted a pie dough made with half shortening and half butter. Tender, flaky, rich, and melting in ...

I was expecting this to be on the dryer side, since there was no eggs or butter to add moisture, but the water, shortening, and creamed sugar made this similar to any other cookie dough I've made ...

Made from palm oil, it's naturally solid at room temperature, so it's wonderful for baking tasks like pie crusts, cookies, and biscuits. It's different for butter or lard because palm shortening ...