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Whipped Shortbread Cookies

bakingamoment.com · 2025 · 35 cookies (approximately)

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More starch than 92% of recipes and more butter than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More starch than 92% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More butter than 83% of recipes: 94% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 94%, 84th percentileSugar: 35%, 37th percentileStarch: 16%, 93rd percentileSalt: 0.8%, 70th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 1 3/4 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 1/4 cup (38 g) cornstarch38 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened226 g
  • 3/4 cup (85 g) confectioners' sugar85 g
  • 2 teaspoons (7 g) vanilla extract7 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Optional: nonpareils jimmies or sanding sugarn/a

flour 240 gbatter 598 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.

  • Butter94% · 84th percentile
  • Sugar35% · 37th percentile
  • Starch16% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 70th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
30 minutes
median 18 minutes

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