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Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2021 · 20

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 85% of recipes.

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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 85% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 73%, 32nd percentileSugar: 30%, 14th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.8%, 70th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 142 g
  • 1/2 cup (58g) powdered sugar58 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (195g) all-purpose flour195 g
  • 4-6 ounces chocolate candiquick (or similar baking/melting chocolate)142 g
  • Sprinkles, optionaln/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup sugar, for sprinkling≈ 50 g

flour 195 gbatter 540 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.

  • Butter73% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar30% · 14th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 70th percentile

Oven

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

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