Lemon Shortbread Cookies
bakeschool.com · 2021 · 28
Against 433 shortbread recipes
Close to the middle of 433 shortbread recipes on every ingredient.
How it compares
Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 35% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
- Salt in the middle half of recipes: 0.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%.
Ingredients (10)
- 230 grams unsalted butter (room temperature)230 g
- 100 grams granulated sugar100 g
- 15 mL finely grated lemon zest≈ 6 g
- 2.5 mL Diamond Crystal fine kosher salt ((or up to 1 tsp fine kosher salt))≈ 1.8 g
- 290 grams bleached all-purpose flour290 g
- 22.5 mL fresh lemon juice≈ 23 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 125 grams icing sugar125 g
- 30 mL fresh lemon juice (heated in the microwave so it's hot)≈ 30 g
- 28 grams unsalted butter (melted)28 g
- 1 pinch Diamond Crystal fine kosher salt≈ 0.4 g
flour 290 gbatter 650 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.
- Butter79% · 43rd percentile · median 81%
- Sugar35% · 35th percentile · median 40%
- Starch0% · 42nd percentile · median 0%
- Salt0.6% · 61st percentile · median 0.4%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 13 to 15 minutes
- median 18 minutes
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