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Shortbread Cookies Recipe

crazyforcrust.com · 2026 · 48 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 84% of recipes and more butter than 82%.

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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 84% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More butter than 82% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 91%, 83rd percentileSugar: 30%, 16th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.4%, 50th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter (softened (3 sticks))339 g
  • 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar113 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour372 g

flour 372 gbatter 830 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.

  • Butter91% · 83rd percentile
  • Sugar30% · 16th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 50th percentile

Oven

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

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