Lurka Logs (Indian Cardamom Cookies)(1964)

Name: Lurka Logs (Indian Cardamom Cookies)(1964)
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 2.25 cup all-purpose flour; 1.5 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp ground cardamom; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 cup butter; 1.5 cup sugar; 2 each eggs; 1.5 cups sugar; 1 each flaked coconut

Chocolatl · food.com · 2012 · Original Recipe

Lurka means "boy." Log means "people." So these are "boy people" cookies, although I'm sure girl people will enjoy them, too! Adapted from The Spice Cookbook, which credits the recipe to the wife of o

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Ingredients

all-purpose flour2.25 cup (281g)

baking powder1.5 tsp (7g)

ground cardamom0.5 tsp (2g)

salt0.5 tsp (2g)

butter(softened)1 cup (227g)

sugar1.5 cup (210g)

eggs2 each (100g)

sugar(for tops)1.5 cups (300g)

flaked coconut(for tops)1 each (30g)

Total dough weight1.2kg

Process

Mixing: creaming
Butter: room temp
Eggs: whole
Bake Temp: 375°F (191°C)
Bake Time: 10-12 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~48 cookies
Sheet Prep: ungreased

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 4.6. Shows how many standard deviations each ratio diverges from the mean.

Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 621 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.24 (27th percentile)

Flour:Sugar0.55 (3th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar0 (19th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.36 (78th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour0 (4th percentile)

Fat %19.6 (84th percentile)

Sugar %44.0 (100th percentile)

Hydration0.36 (71th percentile)

Bake Temp375 (86th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.24

Flour:Sugar

0.55

Brown:White Sugar

Egg:Flour

0.36

Chocolate:Flour

Fat %

19.6

Sugar %

44.0

Flour %

24.3

Hydration