Frosted Lemon Sugar Cookies

Ingredients (17)

• 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
• Zest of 2 lemonsn/a
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 114 g
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil≈ 27 g
• 1 large egg, at room temperature≈ 50 g
• 2 teaspoons vanilla≈ 8 g
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (optional)≈ 2.1 g
• 2 cups cake flour≈ 228 g
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 1.2 g
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
• 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 360 g
• Zest of 1 lemonn/a
• 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice≈ 30 g
• 1 tablespoon milk≈ 15 g
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 1.1 g
• 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 228 gbatter 635 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.

• Fat62% · 58th percentile · median 61%
• Sugar88% · 82nd percentile · median 64%
• Egg22% · 73rd percentile · median 18%
• Leavening1.2% · 47th percentile · median 1.3%
• Salt1.3% · 88th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

11 to 12 minutes

median 11 minutes