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Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2015 · 36 Cookies (2 to 3 Dozen Depending on Size)

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less fat than 96% of recipes and more leavening than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 96% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%, about half as much.
  • More leavening than 88% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about twice as much.
Fat: 33%, 3rd percentileSugar: 58%, 41st percentileEgg: 15%, 31st percentileLeavening: 2.6%, 88th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 33rd percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 cup salted butter (softened )≈ 227 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 688 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup sour cream≈ 230 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g

flour 688 gbatter 1675 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.

  • Fat33% · 3rd percentile
  • Sugar58% · 41st percentile
  • Egg15% · 31st percentile
  • Leavening2.6% · 88th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 33rd percentile

Oven

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

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