The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of shortening, I need to use oil, how much do I use?

The term shortening generally means a solid fat, like Crisco. You usually can substitute butter or margarine. With some exceptions, you would not substitute a liquid oil.

1/2 cup

Substituting oil won't paintings o.k.. in case you have an excellent fat, like butter or stick margarine, substitute one million/2 cup plus one million tablespoon. an excellent fat is important to the texure and shape of the cookie. It additionally performs a function while blending factors mutually. It facilitates them cream mutually and incorporate a splash air interior the technique.

some people say that their one in the same, but i typically find that depending on the shortning, that its about equilivlent to about 4/5's the volume in liquid. I/e 5 cups of shortning is about 4 cups of oil.

i think since you're using oil that u would use about a cup i mean that how much i usually use and it turns otu tasting the same

I read in a cooking magazine recently to use equal amounts. But the texture of the product will be different. But you can still do it. (Don't remember the difference in texture)