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Chai Tea Shortbread Cookies

Faith Gorsky · anediblemosaic.com · 2021 · 24 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More salt than 78% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More salt than 78% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 3 times as much.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 81%, 51st percentileSugar: 36%, 37th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 81st percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract)≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom≈ 2.6 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper≈ 1.2 g

flour 281 gbatter 624 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 433 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter81% · 51st percentile
  • Sugar36% · 37th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 81st percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 18 minutes

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