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Piped Vanilla Sugar Cookies

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 30 / 2 1 / 2 dozen 3" cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More fat than 87% of recipes and more salt than 86%.

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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 87% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • More salt than 86% of recipes: 1.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
Fat: 78%, 87th percentileSugar: 65%, 53rd percentileEgg: 21%, 69th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 65th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 88th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 6 tablespoons (74g) vegetable oil*74 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, softened113 g
  • 1/2 cup (57g) confectioners' sugar57 g
  • 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar99 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 13 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional≈ 1.1 g
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional≈ 0.5 g
  • 2 cups (240g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour240 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda≈ 0.8 g
  • Rainbow Pop Sprinklesn/a
  • coarse sparkling sugarn/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Fudge Frostingn/a

flour 240 gbatter 655 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.

  • Fat78% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar65% · 53rd percentile
  • Egg21% · 69th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 65th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 88th percentile

Oven

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

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