Classic Sugar Cookies
bettycrocker.com · 2004 · 55
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
No salt, unlike 80% of recipes and more fat than 78%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.1% of the flour weight).
- More fat than 78% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Ingredients (13)
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar≈ 180 g
- 1 cup salted butter, softened≈ 227 g
- 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract≈ 2.1 g
- 1 large egg≈ 50 g
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour≈ 313 g
- 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar≈ 3.1 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 360 g
- 4 to 6 tablespoons milk≈ 77 g
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla≈ 1.1 g
- Food colors, if desiredn/a
- Colored sugar or candy sprinkles, if desiredn/a
flour 313 gbatter 785 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.
- Fat73% · 81st percentile · median 61%
- Sugar58% · 39th percentile · median 64%
- Egg16% · 39th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening1.9% · 69th percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt0% · 10th percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 375°F / 190°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 7 to 8 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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