Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Lauren Paige Richeson · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 2 dozen
Against 433 shortbread recipes
More starch than 93% of recipes and more sugar than 79%.
How it compares
Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More starch than 93% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
- More sugar than 79% of recipes: 53% 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%.
Ingredients (10)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened≈ 114 g
- 1/3 cup sugar≈ 67 g
- 4 teaspoons grated lemon zest≈ 8 g
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
- 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
- 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch≈ 20 g
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
- 1/8 teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 60 g
- 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice≈ 12 g
flour 125 gbatter 339 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 · median 81%
- Sugar53% · 80th percentile · median 40%
- Starch16% · 93rd percentile · median 0%
- Salt0.6% · 61st percentile · median 0.4%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 12 to 15 minutes
- median 18 minutes
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