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Shortbread Cookies

livewellbakeoften.com · 2019 · 32 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 94% of recipes and more butter than 83%.

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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 94% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More butter than 83% of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 92%, 83rd percentileSugar: 24%, 5th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.6%, 61st percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter (, softened)230 g
  • 1/2 cup (60 grams) powdered sugar60 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour ((spooned & leveled))250 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 250 gbatter 546 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.

  • Butter92% · 83rd percentile
  • Sugar24% · 5th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 61st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
11 to 13 minutes
median 18 minutes

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