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Orange Cookies (Sugar Cookies with Orange) Recipe + VIDEO

aspicyperspective.com · 2023 · 45 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More fat than 86% of recipes and more salt than 90%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More fat than 86% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Fat: 78%, 87th percentileSugar: 69%, 59th percentileEgg: 23%, 75th percentileLeavening: 1.6%, 58th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 92nd percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 ½ cup all-purpose flour≈ 438 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 ½ cups butter (softened)≈ 341 g
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • Zest of 2 orangesn/a
  • 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice≈ 30 g
  • 2 drops orange food coloring (optional)≈ 0.8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup butter (softened)≈ 227 g
  • 6 cups powdered sugar≈ 720 g
  • 2-3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice≈ 37 g
  • Optional Garnishes: Orange jelly slice candies (orange sprinkles)n/a

flour 438 gbatter 1221 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 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Fat78% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar69% · 59th percentile
  • Egg23% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening1.6% · 58th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 92nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
9 to 10 minutes
median 11 minutes

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