Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

Ingredients (14)

• 2 ½ cups (304g) all-purpose flour304 g
• 1 ¼ cups (141g) powdered sugar141 g
• 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (, softened)226 g
• 1 large egg≈ 50 g
• ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
• 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar≈ 3.1 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1 teaspoon almond extract ((optional))≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 4 cups (452g) powdered sugar452 g
• ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter (, softened)113 g
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 3 to 4 tablespoons milk (regular, low- or non-fat are all fine (or use heavy cream))≈ 54 g
• Food color and/or sprinkles (if desired)n/a

flour 304 gbatter 742 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.

• Fat74% · 85th percentile · median 61%
• Sugar46% · 13th percentile · median 64%
• Egg16% · 43rd percentile · median 18%
• Leavening2% · 71st percentile · median 1.3%
• Salt1% · 74th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

375°F / 190°C

median 350°F

Time

10 minutes

median 11 minutes