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Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2023 · 20 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More starch than 95% of recipes and more butter than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • More starch than 95% of recipes: 29% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More butter than 88% of recipes: 104% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Less sugar than 87% of recipes: 29% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 104%, 90th percentileSugar: 29%, 13th percentileStarch: 29%, 96th percentileSalt: 0.5%, 55th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter, ( softened)227 g
  • ½ cup (62.5 g) confectioners' sugar63 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest≈ 2 g
  • 1 ¾ cups (219 g) all-purpose flour219 g
  • ½ cup (64 g) cornstarch64 g
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 1 cup (65 g) dried cranberries, (chopped)65 g

flour 219 gbatter 645 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.

  • Butter104% · 90th percentile
  • Sugar29% · 13th percentile
  • Starch29% · 96th percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 55th percentile

Oven

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

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