CanI substitute 1/4 cup margerine for shortening in a recipe? I can't find any answers...

TYIA

I don't think that I would sub margerine for shortening.

What type of recipe is it? Frosting?

It is for cookies called sour cream cookies...my sister wants to know, I think she is crazy too...

you can substitute shorenting with maragine but you will have to chill the dough so it doesn't spread alot.

Yes, you can...

Handy chart of baking substitutions:

http://www.joyofbaking.com/IngredientSubstitution.html

Crisco/Margarine/Butter Substitutions chart:

http://www.crisco.com/About_Crisco/faqs.aspx
(You could also remove a bit of liquid. Just reverse the process for substituting Crisco for margarine/butter.)
HTH

Thanks so much for the help!!