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Gingerbread Shortbread Cookies

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2019 · 120

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 94% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 94% of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%.
Butter: 59%, 5th percentileSugar: 34%, 34th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1%, 76th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 4 1/2 cups (590g) all-purpose flour590 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) sugar100 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar100 g
  • 1 tsp. salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 tsp. gingerbread spice≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (350g) butter, at room temperature350 g
  • 1 medium egg≈ 44 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tbsp. brown sugar for sprinkling≈ 28 g

flour 590 gbatter 1197 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.

  • Butter59% · 5th percentile
  • Sugar34% · 34th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1% · 76th percentile

Oven

Temperature
390°F / 200°C
median 350°F
Time
14 to 15 minutes
median 18 minutes

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