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santa's shortbread cookies

The Clever Carrot · theclevercarrot.com · 2012 · 30 / makes 30-40 mini cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

No salt, unlike 63% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 72%, 29th percentileSugar: 43%, 59th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 1 1/4 c. self-rising flour*≈ 156 g
  • 1 stick (8 tbsp.) unsalted butter≈ 113 g
  • 1/3 c. sugar≈ 67 g
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla≈ 2.1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 c. confectioners sugar for dusting≈ 120 g

flour 156 gbatter 338 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.

  • Butter72% · 29th percentile
  • Sugar43% · 59th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
5 minutes
median 18 minutes

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