Lemon Basil Shortbread Cookies
momontimeout.com · 2023 · 24
Against 433 shortbread recipes
More butter than 81% of recipes and no salt, unlike 63%.
How it compares
Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More butter than 81% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
- No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
Ingredients (10)
- ¾ cup powdered sugar≈ 90 g
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon zest≈ 9 g
- 2 teaspoons fresh basil (minced)≈ 10 g
- 2 cups all purpose flour≈ 250 g
- 16 tablespoons salted butter (frozen)≈ 227 g
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice≈ 15 g
- 1 to 2 tablespoons water≈ 22 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- coarse sugar (or raw sugar)n/a
- lemon zestn/a
- fresh basiln/a
flour 250 gbatter 623 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.
- Butter91% · 82nd percentile · median 81%
- Sugar36% · 41st percentile · median 40%
- Starch0% · 42nd percentile · median 0%
- Salt0% · 18th percentile · median 0.4%
Oven
- Temperature
- 325°F / 165°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 12 to 17 minutes
- median 18 minutes
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