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Lemon Shortbread Cookies

spiceupthecurry.com · 2023 · 24 Cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 84% 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 84% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 69%, 25th percentileSugar: 31%, 16th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.9%, 73rd percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • ½ cup Unsalted butter (1 stick softened at room temperature)≈ 114 g
  • ¼ cup White sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon Corn flour (corn starch)≈ 8 g
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest (from 1 lemon. Zest the lemon before juicing)≈ 2 g
  • 1 ¼ cup All purpose flour (Maida)≈ 156 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ½ cup Powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar)≈ 60 g
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)≈ 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon Pistachios (crushed into powder for garnishing)≈ 8 g

flour 164 gbatter 331 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.

  • Butter69% · 25th percentile
  • Sugar31% · 16th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 73rd percentile

Oven

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

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