If you’re making cookies and find out you’re missing a recipe ingredient (hey, it happens to the best of us) keep this list handy so you know what can be substituted:
| In place of | Use |
|---|---|
| 1 cup light brown sugar | 1 cup sugar plus 3 tablespoons molasses or 1/2 cup sugar plus 1/2 cup dark brown sugar |
| 1 cup dark brown sugar | 1 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup molasses |
| 1 cup sugar | 1 cup superfine sugar or 2 cups powdered sugar or 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar |
| 1 cup confectioners' sugar | 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar |
| 1 cup all-purpose flour | 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour |
| 1 cup cake flour | 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 1 teaspoon baking powder | 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate | 3 tablespoons cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon butter |
| 1 ounce semisweet chocolate | 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate plus 1 tablespoon sugar |
| 1 cup light corn syrup | 1-1/4 cups sugar or firmly packed brown sugar and 1/3 cup water boiled together until the sugar dissolves |
| 1 cup dark corn syrup | 3/4 cup light corn syrup plus 1/4 cup molasses |
| 1 cup milk | 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water |
