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Sourdough Sugar Cookies

savorthebest.com · 2025 · 32 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More leavening than 94% of recipes and more salt than 96%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 94% of recipes: 3.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • 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.
  • Less egg than 89% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Fat: 63%, 61st percentileSugar: 71%, 61st percentileEgg: 10%, 11th percentileLeavening: 3.4%, 95th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 97th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks; 226 grams)226 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)200 g
  • ½ cup powdered sugar (57 grams)57 g
  • ¾ cup sourdough discard (room temperature (180 grams))180 g
  • 2 egg yolks (no whites)≈ 36 g
  • 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 11 g
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract (optional)≈ 1.1 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (360 grams)360 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar (or colored sugar sprinkles)≈ 67 g

flour 360 gbatter 1089 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% · 61st percentile
  • Sugar71% · 61st percentile
  • Egg10% · 11th percentile
  • Leavening3.4% · 95th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 97th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
9 to 12 minutes
median 11 minutes

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