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My husband likes to bake a batch of cookies as a treat sometimes, from a packet mix (like Betty Crocker). The mix calls for adding 1 large egg and 1 stick of butter, melted. He's averse toward butter and even oil. I substitute applesauce WITH oil or butter 50-50, but he'll add the applesauce with no butter or oil. You can imagine the result - odd tasting flat scrapes of cookie-like things, or puffy cookies with little taste. I love him, and love that he bakes, but what's the point of a cookie you can't enjoy?
If I can get him to add perhaps 1/4 c. oil (he will not do butter) to the applesauce, is there something else he can do to salvage these cookie-like things? Add baking powder or baking soda to leaven a little? A little maple syrup or honey for oomph? Adding cinnamon and nutmeg does little to hide the ick factor of these bland, messy things. Please help. My teens and I beg you!
If I can get him to add perhaps 1/4 c. oil (he will not do butter) to the applesauce, is there something else he can do to salvage these cookie-like things? Add baking powder or baking soda to leaven a little? A little maple syrup or honey for oomph? Adding cinnamon and nutmeg does little to hide the ick factor of these bland, messy things. Please help. My teens and I beg you!