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Sables Breton

David · davidlebovitz.com · Original Recipe

Adapted from Little Flower Baking by Christine Moore More than other types of cookie, these are quite sensitive to being overbaked. Some might like them darker, but I prefer mine a little less, which

3

chewiness

3

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

3

richness

2

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

salted butter(5.2 ounces, 150g)0.667 cup (151g)
flaky sea salt(such as fleur de sel or Maldon)2 tsp (6g)
egg yolks4 each (72g)
sugar(200g)1 cup (140g)
all-purpose flour(210g)1.75 cup (219g)
aluminum-free baking powder4 tsp (18g)
egg1 each (50g)
water1 tsp (3g)
Total dough weight660g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
10-12 min
Chill
30 min
Yield
~24 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.4. Shows how many standard deviations each ratio diverges from the mean.

Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 669 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.45 (46th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.56 (74th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0 (12th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.56 (97th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0 (4th percentile)
Fat %22.9 (96th percentile)
Sugar %21.2 (63th percentile)
Hydration0.56 (93th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.45

Flour:Sugar

1.56

Brown:White Sugar

0

Egg:Flour

0.56

Chocolate:Flour

0

Fat %

22.9

Sugar %

21.2

Flour %

33.2

Hydration

0.56