Classic Snickerdoodles
Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2012 · 24 cookies
Against 215 snickerdoodle recipes
More cream of tartar than 92% of recipes and more egg than 88%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 215 snickerdoodle recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More cream of tartar than 92% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
- More egg than 88% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 27%.
- More fat than 83% of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 63%.
- Leavening above the middle half: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.7%, more than 74% of recipes use.
Ingredients (10)
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar≈ 6 g
- 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
- 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)≈ 114 g
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening≈ 103 g
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
- 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon≈ 8 g
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
flour 313 gbatter 944 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.
- Fat69% · 84th percentile · median 63%
- Sugar96% · 62nd percentile · median 90%
- Egg32% · 91st percentile · median 27%
- Cream of tartar2% · 94th percentile · median 1.2%
- Leavening1.9% · 79th percentile · median 1.7%
- Salt1% · 71st percentile · median 0.8%
Oven
- Temperature
- 375°F / 190°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 9 to 11 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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