Easy Lemon Sugar Cookies
melskitchencafe.com · 2023 · 36 cookies (2-3 dozen depending on size)
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
More sugar than 90% of recipes.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More sugar than 90% of recipes: 102% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
- Egg in the middle half of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Ingredients (12)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar≈ 67 g
- 2-3 teaspoons fresh lemon zest (from one large lemon)≈ 5 g
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature (not too soft!)≈ 227 g
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest (from one large lemon)≈ 6 g
- 1 large egg≈ 50 g
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice≈ 59 g
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
- 2 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (see note)≈ 359 g
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
- 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
flour 359 gbatter 1084 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% · 64th percentile · median 61%
- Sugar102% · 90th percentile · median 64%
- Egg14% · 26th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening1.5% · 55th percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt0.8% · 58th percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 9 to 11 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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