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Bunte Ausstecherle aka. Einfache Butterplätzchen

Original in German

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2014 · 60

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less sugar than 98% of recipes and less salt than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 98% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%, about half as much.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • Less salt than 76% of recipes: 0.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, under a third as much.
Fat: 50%, 23rd percentileSugar: 30%, 2nd percentileEgg: 20%, 64th percentileLeavening: 1.4%, 52nd percentileSalt: 0.1%, 22nd percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 500g Mehl (Type 405)500 g
  • 1 1/2 TL Backpulver≈ 7 g
  • 150g Zucker150 g
  • 1 Prise Salz≈ 0.4 g
  • 250g Butter250 g
  • 1 TL Vanille Extrakt*≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 Eier (M)≈ 100 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 Eigelb (M), zum Bestreichen1 EL Wasser≈ 36 g
  • 200g Puderzucker200 g
  • 2-3 EL Zitronensaft (oder Rum, wenn nicht für Kinder gebacken wird)≈ 37 g
  • Lebensmittelfarben* (optional)n/a
  • Zuckerperlen/Streusel*n/a

flour 500 gbatter 1012 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.

  • Fat50% · 23rd percentile
  • Sugar30% · 2nd percentile
  • Egg20% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening1.4% · 52nd percentile
  • Salt0.1% · 22nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
10 to 12 minutes
median 11 minutes

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