Frosted Halloween Sugar Cookies
Jenna Barnard · butternutbakeryblog.com · 2025 · 12 cookies
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
Close to the middle of 513 sugar cookie recipes on every ingredient.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.
- Egg in the middle half of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Ingredients (15)
- 2 1/2 cups (320g) all-purpose flour320 g
- 2 tbsp cornstarch≈ 16 g
- 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt≈ 2 g
- 10 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp≈ 142 g
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar200 g
- 1/4 cup (50g) vegetable oil50 g
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk≈ 50 g
- 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 cup (210g) unsalted butter, room temp210 g
- 3 cups (300g) powdered sugar300 g
- 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
- 1-2 tbsp milk≈ 23 g
- Gel food coloring (orange, black, and green)n/a
- 1-2 tbsp black cocoa powder≈ 8 g
flour 320 gbatter 794 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.
- Fat60% · 44th percentile · median 61%
- Sugar63% · 46th percentile · median 64%
- Egg16% · 36th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening1.9% · 69th percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt0.6% · 45th percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 12 to 14 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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