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Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread Cookies

completelydelicious.com · 2021 · 36 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More salt than 88% 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 salt than 88% of recipes: 1.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More butter than 83% of recipes: 94% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 94%, 84th percentileSugar: 42%, 57th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.3%, 89th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (, softened to room temperature (2 sticks, 226 grams))226 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar ((100 grams))100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • Zest of 2 lemonsn/a
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour ((240 grams))240 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 teaspoons poppy seeds≈ 10 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup powdered sugar ((113 grams))113 g
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice≈ 30 g

flour 240 gbatter 583 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
  • Sugar42% · 57th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 89th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
10 to 12 minutes
median 18 minutes

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