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About cookies, cakes, and fat. what does the "short" mean in shortcake and shortbread cookies. does it mean there's lots of shortening in those foods?

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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Short--: Yes, exactly. They are made with large amounts of butter or shortening to make them crisp/flaky/crumbly. Remember fats are 9 calories per gram; so partake sparingly in amount & frequency.

Answered 7/8/2012

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