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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

hersheyland.com · 2025 · 30 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less sugar than 96% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 96% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%, about half as much.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
Fat: 55%, 35th percentileSugar: 32%, 4th percentileEgg: 16%, 39th percentileLeavening: 0.7%, 31st percentileSalt: 1%, 74th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened≈ 170 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 tsps vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa≈ 22 g
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • sprinkles (optional)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Frosting (optional)n/a

flour 313 gbatter 668 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.

  • Fat55% · 35th percentile
  • Sugar32% · 4th percentile
  • Egg16% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening0.7% · 31st percentile
  • Salt1% · 74th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
180 minutes
median 11 minutes

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