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Santa's Favorite Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2020 · 2 dozen cookies

Against 326 peanut butter cookie recipes

More butter than 84% of recipes and more egg than 86%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 326 peanut butter cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More butter than 84% of recipes: 76% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • More egg than 86% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • More sugar than 83% of recipes: 143% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 111%.
  • More leavening than 85% of recipes: 4.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.5%.
Peanut butter: 86%, 48th percentileButter: 76%, 85th percentileSugar: 143%, 84th percentileEgg: 39%, 87th percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 86th percentileSalt: 1%, 56th percentilePeanutbutterButterSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature227 g
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter, at room temperature≈ 258 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 and 1/2 cups dark brown sugar, packed≈ 330 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature≈ 18 g
  • 2 and 1/2 cups (300 grams) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 and 1/2 cups holiday M&Ms, plus extras for decorating≈ 356 g
  • 1 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips, plus extras for decorating≈ 170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, for sprinkling≈ 4.2 g

flour 300 gbatter 1883 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 326 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Peanut butter86% · 48th percentile
  • Butter76% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar143% · 84th percentile
  • Egg39% · 87th percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 86th percentile
  • Salt1% · 56th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
12 to 13 minutes
median 11 minutes

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