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Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2021 · 35

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More salt than 96% 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 salt than 96% of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Fat: 63%, 59th percentileSugar: 58%, 40th percentileEgg: 14%, 27th percentileLeavening: 0.8%, 34th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 97th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 3/4 cups (358g) all-purpose flour358 g
  • 6 tablespoons (49g) cornstarch49 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, optional≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, optional≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup (224g) unsalted butter, room temperature224 g
  • 1 cup (207g) granulated sugar207 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 1/2 cups (514g) powdered sugar514 g
  • 4-6 tablespoons of milk or water≈ 77 g
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup≈ 62 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 3.2 g
  • Gel icing colorsn/a
  • Sprinkles, optionaln/a

flour 358 gbatter 909 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.

  • Fat63% · 59th percentile
  • Sugar58% · 40th percentile
  • Egg14% · 27th percentile
  • Leavening0.8% · 34th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 97th percentile

Oven

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

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