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Shortbread Cookies Recipe

jessicagavin.com · 2022 · 30 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

No salt, unlike 63% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • No starch, like 83% of recipes.
Butter: 80%, 43rd percentileSugar: 40%, 52nd percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened to 60 to 65°F (16 to 18ºC))≈ 199 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (plus extra for sprinkling)≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or pure vanilla extract)≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour)≈ 250 g

flour 250 gbatter 553 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.

  • Butter80% · 43rd percentile
  • Sugar40% · 52nd percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
15 minutes
median 18 minutes

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