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Confetti Holiday Shortbread

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2018 · 3 / about 3 dozen small cookie bites

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 99% of recipes and more salt than 94%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 99% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%, about half as much.
  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 4.5 times as much.
Butter: 72%, 29th percentileSugar: 14%, 0th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 95th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1 1/4 cups (156 grams) all-purpose flour156 g
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar≈ 23 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick, 113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature113 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (add a splash of almond or rum extract for extra flavor)≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/4 cup festive sprinkles plus 2 tablespoons for topping≈ 59 g

flour 156 gbatter 358 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.

  • Butter72% · 29th percentile
  • Sugar14% · 0th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 95th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
12 to 14 minutes
median 18 minutes

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