Lemon Cut Out Sugar Cookies

inlaurasbakery.com · 2026 · 30 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less sugar than 93% of recipes and less egg than 88%.

How it compares

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

Less sugar than 93% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
Less egg than 88% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
No leavening at all, where 77% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 2.4% of the flour weight).
No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.1% of the flour weight).

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

150 grams superfine sugar (or granulated sugar)150 g
50 grams vanilla sugar (or substitute with 1/4 cup sugar + 1–2 tsp vanilla extract)50 g
200 grams unsalted butter (softened)200 g
1 medium egg≈ 44 g
400 grams all-purpose flour400 g
Zest of 2 lemonsn/a

flour 400 gbatter 844 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

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