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.
The Yangtze River (English pronunciation: /ËjÃ¦Åtsi/ or /ËjÉËÅtsi/), known in China as the ChÃ¡ng JiÄng ( listen; literally: Long River) or the YÃ¡ngzÇ JiÄng ( listen), is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It drains one-fifth of the land area of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its river basin is home to one-third of the country's population. The Yangtze is the sixth-largest river by discharge volume in the world. The Yangtze River plays a large role in the history, culture and economy of China. The prosperous Yangtze River Delta generates as much as 20% of the PRC's GDP.