Swap in any of these easy substitutes.

We’ve also got some healthy margarine substitutes.

It’s no secret that our Test Kitchen loves agood cookieorpound cakerecipe loaded with a buttery flavor.

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But what about margarine?

For this reason, cooking oils such as vegetable or canola are not recommended substitutes for margarine.

For 1 cup margarine, substitute 1 cup butter or 1 cup shorteningplus 14 teaspoon salt.

In most recipes, oil is substituted for margarine at a 3:4 ratio.

This accounts for any water or other ingredients in the margarine.

So, for every cup of margarine in the recipe, use 3/4 cup of oil.

Or download ourfree healthy substitutions chartto keep even more ideas on hand for your next meal.