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Lemon Sugar Cookies

Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey · modernhoney.com · 2016 · 20

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More sugar than 91% of recipes and more egg than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 107% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
  • More egg than 83% of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Fat: 61%, 51st percentileSugar: 107%, 92nd percentileEgg: 27%, 85th percentileLeavening: 1.9%, 69th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 58th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup Butter (cold, cut into cubes)≈ 227 g
  • 2 cups Sugar≈ 400 g
  • 2 Eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice≈ 22 g
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest (may put more lemon zest for extra flavor)≈ 6 g
  • 3 cups Flour≈ 375 g
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt≈ 3 g
  • *may put in a drop of yellow food coloring for colorn/a

flour 375 gbatter 1145 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.

  • Fat61% · 51st percentile
  • Sugar107% · 92nd percentile
  • Egg27% · 85th percentile
  • Leavening1.9% · 69th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 58th percentile

Oven

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

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