Saffron Cookies

Name: Saffron Cookies
Cook time: 14 min
Yield: 6 cookies
Ingredients: 2 tbsp milk; 0.25 tsp a pinch saffron strand; 2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 cup butter; 1 cup granulated sugar; 0.25 cup brown sugar; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 1 each egg; 1 cup slivered almonds

JennT · food.com · 2008 · Original Recipe

I created this recipe due to my love of saffron and cookies! A tender cleanly sweet cookie that lets the delicate saffron flavor sing through. The longer you can soak the saffron in milk before-hand t

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Ingredients

milk(slightly warmed)2 tbsp (31g)

a pinch saffron strand(slightly crushed)0.25 tsp (1g)

all-purpose flour2 cup (250g)

baking soda1 tsp (6g)

salt0.5 tsp (2g)

butter(1 stick, softened)0.5 cup (114g)

granulated sugar1 cup (200g)

brown sugar(packed)0.25 cup (35g)

vanilla extract0.5 tsp (2g)

egg(slightly beaten)1 each (50g)

slivered almonds(optional)1 cup (140g)

Total dough weight830g

Process

Mixing: creaming
Butter: room temp
Eggs: whole
Bake Temp: 350°F (177°C)
Bake Time: 12-14 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~6 cookies

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.3. 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:Fat2.20 (84th percentile)

Flour:Sugar1.06 (33th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar0.17 (39th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.20 (36th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour0 (4th percentile)

Fat %13.7 (30th percentile)

Sugar %28.3 (93th percentile)

Hydration0.32 (65th percentile)

Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

2.20

Flour:Sugar

1.06

Brown:White Sugar

0.17

Egg:Flour

0.20

Chocolate:Flour

Fat %

13.7

Sugar %

28.3

Flour %

30.1

Hydration

0.32

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