Sarah, The short answer is that, yes, you can substitute butter for shortening in cookies. It will, however, change the texture and appearance of the end product. Because shortening is 100% fat and butter is roughly 85% fat and 15% water, cookies with butter in them tend to spread more during baking.
Usage: Yang is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name. People having the name Yang are in general originating from China, France, South Korea, United States of America.
Dictionary entry overview: What does yang mean? â¢ YANG (noun) The noun YANG has 1 sense: 1. the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology Familiarity information: YANG used as a noun is very rare.