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Giant Vanilla Sugar Cookies

Joy the Baker and Rebecca Rather · joythebaker.com · 2009 · 1 dozen large or 2 dozen small cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More fat than 94% 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 fat than 94% of recipes: 89% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Fat: 89%, 95th percentileSugar: 64%, 49th percentileEgg: 20%, 64th percentileLeavening: 1.2%, 47th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 45th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil, such as canola or sunflower oil. I used almond oil.≈ 109 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus additional for sugaring tops≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 250 gbatter 695 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.

  • Fat89% · 95th percentile
  • Sugar64% · 49th percentile
  • Egg20% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening1.2% · 47th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 45th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
12 to 14 minutes
median 11 minutes

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