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Shortbread Cookies

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2020 · 8

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More butter than 88% of recipes and more sugar than 91%.

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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 88% of recipes: 104% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More starch than 91% of recipes: 15% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Butter: 104%, 90th percentileSugar: 69%, 91st percentileStarch: 15%, 92nd percentileSalt: 0.5%, 55th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 1 cup (2 sticks / 227g) unsalted butter, (cold)227 g
  • 1 ¾ cup (219 g) all-purpose flour219 g
  • ¼ cup (32 g) cornstarch32 g
  • ⅔ cup (150 g) superfine sugar, (or caster sugar)150 g
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 1 g

flour 219 gbatter 629 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
  • Sugar69% · 91st percentile
  • Starch15% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 55th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 18 minutes

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