Brown Sugar Cookies
Julianne Dell · beyondfrosting.com · 2023 · 11 cookies
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
More sugar than 97% of recipes and less fat than 83%.
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How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More sugar than 97% of recipes: 129% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%, about twice as much.
- Less fat than 83% of recipes: 46% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
- More salt than 81% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
Ingredients (12)
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, slightly softened113 g
- 1 cup (213g) light brown sugar, packed213 g
- 1/3 cup (78ml) pure maple syrup≈ 104 g
- 1 large egg≈ 50 g
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 1.1 g
- 1/4 teaspoon maple extract (optional)≈ 1.1 g
- 1 3/4 cups (245g) all-purpose flour245 g
- ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar≈ 1.6 g
- 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon≈ 0.7 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1/2 cup granulated or brown sugar (for rolling the dough)≈ 110 g
flour 245 gbatter 736 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.
- Fat46% · 16th percentile · median 61%
- Sugar129% · 98th percentile · median 64%
- Egg20% · 68th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening1.2% · 47th percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt1.2% · 84th percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 10 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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