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Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2024 · 24 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 91% of recipes and more sugar than 93%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less butter than 91% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • More sugar than 93% of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 61%, 7th percentileSugar: 71%, 94th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.5%, 55th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature170 g
  • 1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar200 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 2 and 1/4 cups (281g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)281 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup (100g) coarse sugar (such as this or Sugar in the Raw)100 g

flour 281 gbatter 659 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.

  • Butter61% · 7th percentile
  • Sugar71% · 94th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 55th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
14 to 16 minutes
median 18 minutes

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