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Brown Sugar Cookies

leitesculinaria.com · 2011 · 48 servings

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More leavening than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 98% of recipes: 4.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 93% of recipes: 110% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Fat: 68%, 72nd percentileSugar: 110%, 93rd percentileEgg: 20%, 64th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 99th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 58th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 1/2 sticks (6 oz) unsalted butter (at room temperature)≈ 170 g
  • 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar≈ 275 g
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g

flour 250 gbatter 761 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.

  • Fat68% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar110% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg20% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 99th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
8 to 12 minutes
median 11 minutes

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