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Soft Shortbread Cookies Recipe

crazyforcrust.com · 2023 · 28 -56 cookies (depending on size)

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Close to the middle of 433 shortbread recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

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

  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 0.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 77%, 39th percentileSugar: 39%, 49th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.7%, 65th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (softened)226 g
  • ½ cup (118ml) vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 ½ cups (170g) powdered sugar170 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 3 ½ cups (434g) all-purpose flour434 g

flour 434 gbatter 946 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.

  • Butter77% · 39th percentile
  • Sugar39% · 49th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 65th percentile

Oven

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

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