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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

livewellbakeoften.com · 2019 · 3 dozen cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Close to the middle of 513 sugar cookie recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

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

  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
Fat: 67%, 71st percentileSugar: 78%, 66th percentileEgg: 20%, 59th percentileLeavening: 1.3%, 50th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 67th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter (, softened)230 g
  • 1 ⅓ cups (270 grams) granulated sugar270 g
  • 1 large egg (, room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • 1 large egg yolk (, room temperature)≈ 18 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 ¾ cups (345 grams) all-purpose flour345 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

flour 345 gbatter 929 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.

  • Fat67% · 71st percentile
  • Sugar78% · 66th percentile
  • Egg20% · 59th percentile
  • Leavening1.3% · 50th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
11 to 13 minutes
median 11 minutes

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