Is whipping cream different than cool whip?

[Sarah8914]

Is that a dumb question? I'm going to try to make some homemade gingerbread for gingerbread houses and it calls for whipping cream... so what exactly is that?

 

[amystoffel]

Yes, it's a liquid. You find it with milk and creamer and stuff at the store.

 

[Darcy Baldwin]

Yes, very different. Cool Whip is made from oil, whipping cream made from milk. You can get heavy cream (whipping cream) in the dairy case. Totally different stuff.

 

[rochelle789]

Yes, they're different. Whipped/ing cream is actual cream. Cool whip is hydrogenated oil. You may be able to use either, depending on what you need it for.

Edited: I just read what you need it for and Cool Whip wouldn't work for your cookie recipe. Maybe I should read whole posts before I respond to them.

 

[cheltzey]

It's soooo different! And it's yummy! If you have a hard time finding whipping cream, heavy cream works as well.

 

[Sarah8914]

Thanks! I knew what heavy cream was, but didn't realize they were similar!