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Easy Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2013 · 84

Against 433 shortbread recipes

No salt, unlike 63% of recipes and less sugar than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 76% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 73%, 30th percentileSugar: 32%, 21st percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans≈ 37 g
  • 1 cup butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g

flour 313 gbatter 680 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.

  • Butter73% · 30th percentile
  • Sugar32% · 21st percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

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

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