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3-Ingredient Sugar Cookies

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2020 · 20

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less sugar than 95% of recipes and no egg, unlike 92%.

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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 95% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
  • No egg at all, where 92% of recipes use some (most of those 15 to 24% of the flour weight).
  • More fat than 89% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • No leavening at all, where 77% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 2.4% of the flour weight).
Fat: 81%, 90th percentileSugar: 36%, 4th percentileEgg: 0%, 4th percentileLeavening: 0%, 11th percentileSalt: 0%, 10th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 281 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 tablespoons holiday-colored nonpareils or coarse decorating sugar, if desired≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons milk≈ 13 g
  • Betty Crocker™ gel food colors, if desiredn/a
  • Holiday-colored nonpareils or coarse decorating sugar, if desiredn/a

flour 281 gbatter 608 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.

  • Fat81% · 90th percentile
  • Sugar36% · 4th percentile
  • Egg0% · 4th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 11th percentile
  • Salt0% · 10th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
12 to 14 minutes
median 11 minutes

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