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Shortbread Cookies

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2018 · 24

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 92% of recipes and no salt, unlike 63%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 92% of recipes: 25% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • Less butter than 75% of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 68%, 24th percentileSugar: 25%, 7th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (3)

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened≈ 170 g
  • 5 tablespoons sugar≈ 63 g
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 250 g

flour 250 gbatter 483 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.

  • Butter68% · 24th percentile
  • Sugar25% · 7th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

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

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