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Whipped Shortbread Recipe

crazyforcrust.com · 2022 · 36 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More butter than 98% of recipes and more starch than 96%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 98% of recipes: 122% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • More starch than 96% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 4 times as much.
  • Less sugar than 83% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 122%, 99th percentileSugar: 31%, 16th percentileStarch: 33%, 97th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 92nd percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (softened)226 g
  • ½ cup (57g) powdered sugar (measured correctly*)57 g
  • 1 ½ cups (186g) flour (measured correctly*)186 g
  • ½ cup (61g) cornstarch61 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Nonpareils for decoratingn/a

flour 186 gbatter 537 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.

  • Butter122% · 99th percentile
  • Sugar31% · 16th percentile
  • Starch33% · 97th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 92nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 22 minutes
median 18 minutes

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