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Best Sugar Cookie Cut Out Recipe

houseofnasheats.com · 2018 · 24 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More salt than 77% 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.

  • More salt than 77% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Fat: 67%, 72nd percentileSugar: 59%, 42nd percentileEgg: 16%, 42nd percentileLeavening: 0.5%, 27th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 80th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 1/4 cups (284g) salted butter (chilled and cut into 1/2" pieces )284 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar (scooped & leveled )250 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 cups (423g) all-purpose flour423 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1 batch sugar cookie frosting (or royal icing)n/a

flour 423 gbatter 1036 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.

  • Fat67% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar59% · 42nd percentile
  • Egg16% · 42nd percentile
  • Leavening0.5% · 27th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 80th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 11 minutes

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