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Peppermint Sugar Cookies Recipe (Swig Copycat)

houseofnasheats.com · 2024 · 18 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less fat than 95% of recipes and no egg, unlike 92%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 95% of recipes: 35% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • No egg at all, where 92% of recipes use some (most of those 15 to 24% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
Fat: 35%, 5th percentileSugar: 47%, 14th percentileEgg: 0%, 4th percentileLeavening: 0.7%, 31st percentileSalt: 0.9%, 67th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar (+ extra for the outsides of the cookies)300 g
  • ½ cup (115g) salted butter (softened)115 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 cup sour cream (room temperature)≈ 230 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 4 ½ cups (635g) all-purpose flour635 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 (10-ounce) bag Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips284 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ½ cup (115g) salted butter (softened )115 g
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream≈ 29 g
  • 4 cups (480g) powdered sugar480 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1-2 drops red food coloring≈ 0.6 g
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk, (as needed)≈ 38 g
  • Optional sprinkles, crushed candy canes, or coarse sanding sugar, (to decorate)n/a

flour 635 gbatter 1692 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.

  • Fat35% · 5th percentile
  • Sugar47% · 14th percentile
  • Egg0% · 4th percentile
  • Leavening0.7% · 31st percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 11 minutes

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