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Crispy Swedish Cookies

PJ Hamel · kingarthurbaking.com · Original Recipe

Also known as Swedish Dreams or Vanilla Dreams, these cookies are crispier, crunchier, and airier than any cookie made with baking powder or baking soda. The secret is baker's ammonia, a leavening age

3

chewiness

4

crispiness

1

cakeyness

2

thickness

4

spread

2

richness

4

sweetness

2

complexity

crispysweet

Ingredients

king arthur pure vanilla extract8g
baker's ammonia1g
table salt5g
granulated sugar250g
unsalted butter227g
king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour240g
granulated sugar200g
pecans113g
chocolate chips170g
vegetable oil21g
Total dough weight1.2kg

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
room temp
Eggs
none
Bake Temp
300°F (149°C)
Bake Time
25-27 min
Chill
None
Yield
~48 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

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:Fat0.97 (9th percentile)
Flour:Sugar0.53 (3th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0 (19th percentile)
Egg:Flour0 (11th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.71 (35th percentile)
Fat %20.1 (87th percentile)
Sugar %36.5 (99th percentile)
Hydration0 (7th percentile)
Bake Temp300 (1th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

0.97

Flour:Sugar

0.53

Brown:White Sugar

0

Egg:Flour

0

Chocolate:Flour

0.71

Fat %

20.1

Sugar %

36.5

Flour %

19.4

Hydration

0