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Easy Shortbread Cookies

theflavorbender.com · 2018 · 20 Cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 86% 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 butter than 86% of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • No starch, like 83% of recipes.
Butter: 66%, 13th percentileSugar: 37%, 45th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.4%, 50th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (1 cup )≈ 226 g
  • ¼ tsp fine sea salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 4 oz caster sugar ( (½ cup + 1 tbsp), see recipe notes below)128 g
  • 2¾ cup AP flour (12 oz / 2¾, see recipe notes for recommendations)≈ 344 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract OR≈ 8 g
  • 1 ½ tsp almond extract≈ 6 g
  • 2 tsp orange extract OR≈ 8 g
  • Zest of half an orangen/a

flour 344 gbatter 723 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.

  • Butter66% · 13th percentile
  • Sugar37% · 45th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 60 minutes
median 18 minutes

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