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Peppermint Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

lifeloveandsugar.com · 2014 · 20 -27 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More butter than 86% of recipes.

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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 86% of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 0.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%.
Butter: 98%, 86th percentileSugar: 38%, 46th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.7%, 65th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 3/4 cups (228g) all-purpose flour228 g
  • 1/2 cup (57g) Dutch-process cocoa powder57 g
  • 1/4 tsp salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup (224g) unsalted butter (room temperature)224 g
  • 3/4 cup (86g) powdered sugar86 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 8-9 oz white chocolate melting wafers (for decorating, optional)241 g
  • 2 oz chocolate melting wafers (for decorating, optional)57 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Peppermint pieces (for decorating, optional)n/a

flour 228 gbatter 903 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.

  • Butter98% · 86th percentile
  • Sugar38% · 46th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 65th percentile

Oven

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

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