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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