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Easter Egg Sugar Cookies

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2022 · 40

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less sugar than 96% of recipes and no leavening, unlike 77%.

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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 96% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%, about half as much.
  • No leavening at all, where 77% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 2.4% of the flour weight).
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Fat: 68%, 74th percentileSugar: 32%, 3rd percentileEgg: 17%, 47th percentileLeavening: 0%, 11th percentileSalt: 0.2%, 26th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 3/4 cups (220g) all-purpose flour220 g
  • 1/2 cup (70g) confectioners’ sugar70 g
  • 1 pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 2/3 cup (150g) cold butter150 g
  • 1 small egg≈ 38 g
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 15-18 oz. (450-520g) confectioners’ sugar520 g
  • 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar*≈ 1.6 g
  • 3 medium egg whites, plus more if necessary≈ 99 g
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice≈ 4.9 g
  • orange food colorn/a

flour 220 gbatter 481 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.

  • Fat68% · 74th percentile
  • Sugar32% · 3rd percentile
  • Egg17% · 47th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 11th percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 26th percentile

Oven

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

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