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Pretzel Shortbread

Food Network Kitchen · foodnetwork.com · 2021 · 40 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More butter than 95% of recipes and more sugar than 84%.

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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 95% of recipes: 113% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • More sugar than 84% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More starch than 86% of recipes: 7.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Butter: 113%, 96th percentileSugar: 60%, 86th percentileStarch: 7.7%, 86th percentileSalt: 0.5%, 55th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 heaping cup butter-style pretzels, such as Snyder's Butter Snaps (about 46 pretzels; about 2 ounces)≈ 227 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)≈ 313 g
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch≈ 24 g
  • 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar≈ 23 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 339 g
  • 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar≈ 165 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda≈ 18 g
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon pretzel salt or coarse salt≈ 18 g
  • 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips≈ 255 g
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil≈ 14 g

flour 313 gbatter 1446 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.

  • Butter113% · 96th percentile
  • Sugar60% · 86th percentile
  • Starch7.7% · 86th percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 55th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
45 to 55 minutes
median 18 minutes

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