Sugar Cookies (Scandinavian)

Name: Sugar Cookies (Scandinavian)
Cook time: 17 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup softened butter; 0.75 cup sugar; 1 each egg; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 0.5 tsp almond extract; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 3 cup all-purpose flour; 0.75 cups sugar

evelynathens · food.com · 2006 · Original Recipe

Cardamom is a much-loved spice used in Scandinavian baking. These cookies make good use of it. Bake up a batch now to enjoy with your favourite ice cream or alone, with a glass of milk.

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Ingredients

softened butter1 cup (227g)

sugar0.75 cup (105g)

egg1 each (50g)

salt0.25 tsp (1g)

vanilla extract0.5 tsp (2g)

almond extract0.5 tsp (2g)

ground cardamom1 tsp (3g)

all-purpose flour3 cup (375g)

sugar(for dusting tops)0.75 cups (150g)

Total dough weight914g

Process

Mixing: creaming
Butter: room temp
Eggs: whole
Bake Temp: 350°F (177°C)
Bake Time: 15-17 min
Chill: 90 min
Yield: ~48 cookies
Sheet Prep: ungreased

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 3.0. 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:Fat1.65 (65th percentile)

Flour:Sugar1.47 (70th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar0 (19th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.13 (26th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour0 (4th percentile)

Fat %24.8 (98th percentile)

Sugar %27.9 (91th percentile)

Hydration0.13 (20th percentile)

Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.65

Flour:Sugar

1.47

Brown:White Sugar

Egg:Flour

0.13

Chocolate:Flour

Fat %

24.8

Sugar %

27.9

Flour %

41.0

Hydration