Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made the Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Primal Cravings.

I think I ruined the recipe, since I replaced the butter with palm shortening, and the sugar with sucanat. It did not mix up like it was supposed to, and I had to add twice the water it called for. They did cook up and look normal, but they had a strange flavor and I'm not sure if its the sucanat or the flours in the recipe. I think with my diary-free restrictions this is not the best recipe for me, since it is designed around using butter, which has a particular moisture content that does not compare to the replacements.