Sugar Cookies 2.0
Alton Brown · foodnetwork.com · 2020 · 2 to 3 dozen (depending on shapes)
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
Less sugar than 85% of recipes and less egg than 86%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 48% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
- Less egg than 86% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Ingredients (8)
- 420 grams (3 cups) all-purpose flour420 g
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
- 2 sticks (227 grams) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature (60 to 65 degrees F)227 g
- 200 grams (1 cup) sugar200 g
- 1 large egg≈ 50 g
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) whole milk≈ 15 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- About 1/3 cup (40 grams) confectioners' sugar, for rolling out the dough40 g
flour 420 gbatter 918 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.
- Fat54% · 33rd percentile · median 61%
- Sugar48% · 14th percentile · median 64%
- Egg12% · 13th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening0.8% · 34th percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt0.5% · 39th percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 375°F / 190°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 10 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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