Sugar Cookies Lab513 recipes
← All sugar cookie recipes

Soft Sugar Cookies

Erin Jeanne McDowell · foodnetwork.com · 2020 · Makes about 24 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More egg than 96% of recipes and more fat than 86%.

See how all 513 sugar cookie recipes compare →

Get the method at foodnetwork.com →This page has the ingredients and the numbers. The instructions and photos are on the original recipe, which Recipe Lab does not republish.

How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More egg than 96% of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 86% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • More sugar than 82% of recipes: 89% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
Fat: 78%, 87th percentileSugar: 89%, 82nd percentileEgg: 34%, 96th percentileLeavening: 1%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1%, 74th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 227 g
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 150 g
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour≈ 292 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 3 g
  • Sprinkles, for finishing (See Cook's Note)n/a

flour 292 gbatter 897 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.

  • Fat78% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar89% · 82nd percentile
  • Egg34% · 96th percentile
  • Leavening1% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1% · 74th percentile

Oven

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

Keep exploring

Recipes most like this one

Nearest by baker's percentages: fat, sugar, egg, leavening, salt.

Do something with it

Or browse all 513 sugar cookie recipes.