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Shortbread Cookies

Makinze Gore · delish.com · 2018 · 16

Against 433 shortbread recipes

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%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 84%, 57th percentileSugar: 43%, 58th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.7%, 65th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1 c. (115 g.) confectioners' sugar115 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 1/4 c. (270 g.) all-purpose flour270 g
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Coarse sugar, for sprinklingn/a

flour 270 gbatter 618 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.

  • Butter84% · 57th percentile
  • Sugar43% · 58th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 65th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
12 to 14 minutes
median 18 minutes

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