2,027 shortening recipes

Chocolate whoopie pies sandwiched with a fluffy peanut butter filling made the classic cooked-flour-and-milk way, for that bakery-style, marshmallow-soft texture.

Fluffy baking powder biscuits: a quick seven-ingredient biscuit dough with shortening and a touch of cream of tartar for tall, light, tender biscuits. Ready in 22 minutes start to finish.

Fresh berry scones cooked on a griddle, not in the oven. A traditional Scottish method that gives these blueberry scones a golden crust on all sides and a tender, steamy center.

Better than sex brownies are dense fudgy squares built on melted unsweetened chocolate and shortening, topped with chopped nuts for crackling crunch against the gooey middle.

Tender, cloud-like buttermilk biscuits using Grandma's foolproof technique with shortening for extra-soft centers. Place close together for pillowy sides or spaced apart for all-over crispness.

Old-fashioned sugar cookies made with sour milk, nutmeg, and shortening. A versatile dough that can be dropped soft or rolled and cut into shapes for Valentine's, Christmas, or birthday cookies.

Crisp buttermilk waffles with golden shattering edges and a tender, tangy interior. Six ingredients, a hot waffle iron, and frothy whipped eggs deliver real waffle-house crunch at home.

Sourdough pancakes ferment overnight with starter, flour, and water for tangy depth, then get baking soda folded in (not stirred) for tall, fluffy stacks at breakfast.

Change is good, and so are these scrumptious biscuits which can become a favorite at your next family gathering.

Italian Queen's biscuits (biscotti di regina) coated in toasted sesame seeds. Sicilian Christmas and wedding cookies with a tender, crumbly texture under the nutty sesame crust.

Cathy's whole wheat waffles bake up crisp on the outside and tender inside with a nutty wheat flavor and lift from beaten egg whites. A wholesome breakfast that holds up to maple syrup and fresh fruit.

Sugar cookies with a half-shortening half-butter base for crisp edges and tender centers. Pressed flat with a sugar-dipped glass, baked 8 minutes, ready to ice and decorate.

Grandma Rosenbrook's old-fashioned gingersnaps with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, rolled in sugar before baking. A crispy-edged, chewy-centered heirloom cookie recipe.

Angel pound cake combines the richness of a butter pound cake with a lighter, more tender crumb. Made with butter, shortening, and a hint of lemon extract, baked in a tube pan for an hour and 15 minutes.

Classic Christmas cut-out sugar cookies with clean edges that hold their shape. A simple butter-and-shortening dough that rolls thin, bakes crisp, and takes royal icing like a dream.

Buttermilk pepper biscuits with a generous hit of cracked black pepper, tangy buttermilk, and shortening for a soft, flaky pull-apart crumb. Hand-shaped, baked tight together, ready in under 30 minutes.