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Brown Sugar Shortbread

Erin Jeanne McDowell · foodnetwork.com · 2019 · 16 cookies

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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: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 73%, 30th percentileSugar: 34%, 34th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1%, 76th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 227 grams (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature227 g
  • 106 grams (1/2 cup) packed light brown sugar106 g
  • 5 grams (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract5 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 3 grams (3/4 teaspoon) fine sea salt3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Egg wash (optional)n/a

flour 313 gbatter 654 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.

  • Butter73% · 30th percentile
  • Sugar34% · 34th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1% · 76th percentile

Oven

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

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