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Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2015 · 16

Against 215 snickerdoodle recipes

Less salt than 92% of recipes and no cream of tartar, unlike 79%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 215 snickerdoodle recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less salt than 92% of recipes: 0.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%, under a third as much.
  • No cream of tartar at all, where 79% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
  • Less leavening than 77% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.7%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 90%.
Fat: 60%, 31st percentileSugar: 80%, 24th percentileEgg: 25%, 43rd percentileCream of tartar: 0%, 10th percentileLeavening: 1.2%, 20th percentileSalt: 0.2%, 6th percentileFatSugarEggCream oftartarLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1/2 cup (120g) butter120 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) sugar (fine)*100 g
  • 1/3 cup (60g) brown sugar*60 g
  • 1 pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract*≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (200g) all-purpose flour*200 g
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder≈ 2.3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup (50g) sugar (fine)*1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon*50 g

flour 200 gbatter 537 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 215 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Fat60% · 31st percentile
  • Sugar80% · 24th percentile
  • Egg25% · 43rd percentile
  • Cream of tartar0% · 10th percentile
  • Leavening1.2% · 20th percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 6th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
9 to 10 minutes
median 11 minutes

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