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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 extract2 each (8g)
baker's ammonia0.25 tsp (1g)
table salt0.75 each (5g)
granulated sugar(248g)1.25 cup (250g)
unsalted butter(227g, room temperature)16 tbsp (227g)
king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour(240g)2 cup (250g)
granulated sugar(for topping, optional)1 each (200g)
pecans(113g, crushed)1 cup (140g)
chocolate chips(170g)1 cup (170g)
vegetable oil(21g)1.5 tbsp (20g)
Total dough weight1.3kg
Process
- Mixing
- creaming
- Butter
- melted
- Eggs
- none
- Bake Temp
- 300°F (149°C)
- Bake Time
- 30-32 min
- Chill
- None
- Yield
- ~4 cookies
- Sheet Prep
- parchment
Recipe Radar
How this recipe's ratios compare to the dataset. Gray = population median.
Outlier Profile
Uniqueness score: 4.5. 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:Fat1.01 (10th percentile)
Flour:Sugar0.56 (3th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0 (12th percentile)
Egg:Flour0 (11th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.68 (36th percentile)
Fat %19.5 (80th percentile)
Sugar %35.4 (98th percentile)
Hydration0 (8th percentile)
Bake Temp300 (1th percentile)
Key Ratios
Flour:Fat
1.01
Flour:Sugar
0.56
Brown:White Sugar
0
Egg:Flour
0
Chocolate:Flour
0.68
Fat %
19.5
Sugar %
35.4
Flour %
19.7
Hydration
0