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Saffron Cookies

JennT · food.com · 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

2

chewiness

3

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

2

richness

3

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

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
720 min
Yield
~6 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.2. 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:Fat2.20 (82th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.06 (27th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0.17 (25th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.20 (36th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0 (4th percentile)
Fat %13.7 (30th percentile)
Sugar %28.3 (94th 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

0

Fat %

13.7

Sugar %

28.3

Flour %

30.1

Hydration

0.32