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Shortbread Cookie Recipe

shugarysweets.com · 2011 · 36 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 94% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 94% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 91%, 75th percentileSugar: 24%, 5th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.4%, 50th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)≈ 227 g
  • ½ cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 1 g

flour 250 gbatter 546 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% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar24% · 5th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
10 to 13 minutes
median 18 minutes

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