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Shortbread Cookies Recipe

preppykitchen.com · 2019 · 16 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More salt than 78% 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 78% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 3 times as much.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 79%, 42nd percentileSugar: 33%, 28th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 81st percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 10 tbsp unsalted butter (unsalted butter, at room temperature 142g)142 g
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 60 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (180g)180 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (optional)≈ 2 g

flour 180 gbatter 386 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.

  • Butter79% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar33% · 28th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 81st percentile

Oven

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

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