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Cranberry Orange Shortbread

Lindsay Conchar · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2024 · 20 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More sugar than 84% 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 sugar than 84% of recipes: 58% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 72%, 28th percentileSugar: 58%, 84th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.8%, 70th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 10 tablespoons (140g) unsalted butter, room temperature140 g
  • 1/2 cup (58g) powdered sugar58 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest≈ 6 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (195g) all-purpose flour195 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 cup (80g) dried cranberries, finely chopped80 g
  • 1/4 cup turbinado sugar, for decorating, optional≈ 55 g
  • 2-8 ounces white chocolate, for decorating, optional142 g

flour 195 gbatter 682 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% · 28th percentile
  • Sugar58% · 84th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 70th percentile

Oven

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

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