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Shortbread Cookie Recipe

baking-sense.com · 2022 · 24 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More sugar than 86% 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 sugar than 86% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • No starch, like 83% of recipes.
Butter: 80%, 46th percentileSugar: 61%, 87th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.5%, 55th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 8 oz unsalted butter (room temp)227 g
  • 5 oz granulated sugar (½ cup + 2 tablespoons)171 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon table salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 10 oz all purpose flour (2 cups, see note)284 g

flour 284 gbatter 683 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.

  • Butter80% · 46th percentile
  • Sugar61% · 87th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 55th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 minutes
median 18 minutes

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