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Pecan Shortbread Cookies Recipe

preppykitchen.com · 2018 · 14 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More salt than 93% 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 93% of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 78%, 40th percentileSugar: 44%, 61st percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.7%, 94th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature (140g))140 g
  • ⅔ cup confectioners' sugar ((80g))80 g
  • 2 teaspoons dark rum or vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 3 g
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour ((180g))180 g
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • ¾ cup pecans coarsely chopped (toasted (83g))83 g

flour 180 gbatter 496 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.

  • Butter78% · 40th percentile
  • Sugar44% · 61st percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 94th percentile

Oven

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

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