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Orange Shortbread Cookies

Jamie · mybakingaddiction.com · 2017 · 3 dozen cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More salt than 89% 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 salt than 89% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 72%, 29th percentileSugar: 48%, 69th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.4%, 90th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3/4 cup sugar≈ 150 g
  • zest from 2 large orangesn/a
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)≈ 226 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • coarse sugar for rolling (optional)n/a

flour 313 gbatter 749 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% · 29th percentile
  • Sugar48% · 69th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 90th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 18 minutes

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