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The Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

joyfoodsunshine.com · 2019 · 32 4" cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More egg than 90% 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 egg than 90% of recipes: 29% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Fat: 66%, 68th percentileSugar: 58%, 41st percentileEgg: 29%, 91st percentileLeavening: 1%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.9%, 67th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour*≈ 344 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup salted butter ((softened))≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 large eggs ((room temperature))≈ 100 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g
  • 3 Tablespoons whole milk ((room temperature))≈ 46 g
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons light corn syrup≈ 51 g
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • gel food coloring ((optional))n/a

flour 344 gbatter 886 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.

  • Fat66% · 68th percentile
  • Sugar58% · 41st percentile
  • Egg29% · 91st percentile
  • Leavening1% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
5 to 10 minutes
median 11 minutes

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