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Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2022 · 25 cookies

Against 215 snickerdoodle recipes

More cream of tartar than 75% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More cream of tartar than 75% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 27%.
Fat: 66%, 67th percentileSugar: 84%, 34th percentileEgg: 20%, 28th percentileCream of tartar: 1.8%, 82nd percentileLeavening: 1.7%, 58th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 61st percentileFatSugarEggCream oftartarLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1¼ cups plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 288 g
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)≈ 227 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 344 g

flour 344 gbatter 951 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.

  • Fat66% · 67th percentile
  • Sugar84% · 34th percentile
  • Egg20% · 28th percentile
  • Cream of tartar1.8% · 82nd percentile
  • Leavening1.7% · 58th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 61st percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
8 to 9 minutes
median 11 minutes

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