Shortbread Cut Out Cookies Recipe
crazyforcrust.com · 2026 · 24 servings
Against 433 shortbread recipes
More sugar than 79% of recipes and no salt, unlike 63%.
How it compares
Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More sugar than 79% of recipes: 53% 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).
- Butter in the middle half of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Ingredients (5)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (, softened)≈ 114 g
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar≈ 67 g
- 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
- ½ cup candy melts (any flavor)≈ 119 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- Sprinkles (for decorating)n/a
flour 125 gbatter 424 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% · 75th percentile · median 81%
- Sugar53% · 80th percentile · median 40%
- Starch0% · 42nd percentile · median 0%
- Salt0% · 18th percentile · median 0.4%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes
- median 18 minutes
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