Can I use Olive oil when recipe calls for vegetable oil (please don't laugh)

[OhMyTummyMummy]

If a chocolate chip cookie recipe calls for 50ml of vegetable cooking oil, should I avoid olive oil (as it has quite a strong taste) or would it be ok do you think? I don't really use veg. oil and wanted to avoid buying some if at all possible!

Many thanks

It would be fine. Just don't use EVOO because of its strong flavour. Use a light, blended olive oil.

i think you would need to stick to the veg. oil as it is the veg fat that binds the ingredients but i suppose a practice batch with the OO would show if its a good idea or not i have a had quite a few cookie related mishaps so do this quite often if i need to do cookies

yes it will be fine. imo olive oil in sweet things gives an extra depth of flavour.
I make my carrot muffins with olive oil since I once ran out of sunflower oil and prefer the taste.

Or melted butter.

Supermarkets have a range of olive oils on display. There is usually a mild and light variety (Sainsbury's do an own-label one) - I'd be tempted to use this.

Agree with Cogito. If it's a light cooking oil, then fine. EVOO would give too much of a strong flavour.

Butter is only 80% fat so if you substitute melted butter you would need to add a bit more in (about 60ml instead of 50ml of oil).

I go by own and my family's experience and 'cos we use EXVOO (it's the only oil we buy now ) for everything I put it in ALL my baking and no one has ever said they can taste it. DD1 can taste sunflower oil though .

It doesn't harden up like marg. or butter IYSWIM so I use extra syrup or choc. or pnut butter to stop the crumbliness.

Fabulous ladies, thanks for your help. Now, anyone want to help me clean up the mess after an over enthusiastic toddler has done the mixing?

My vote would be palm oil (sustainably sourced) which is an excellent, stable oil for baking. Butter or coconut oil (extra virgin) also work and they are both stable. You have to be careful with olive oil because it becomes toxic if overheated - so I only use olive oil (and lots of it) for cold food (salads etc).