Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Michelle · siftandsimmer.com · 2023 · 8
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
More egg than 97% of recipes and less fat than 84%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More egg than 97% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about twice as much.
- Less fat than 84% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Ingredients (11)
- 4 Tbsp (½ stick) unsalted butter (room temperature)≈ 57 g
- 1 C all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
- pinch fine sea salt≈ 0.4 g
- ¼ tsp baking powder≈ 1.2 g
- ⅓ C granulated sugar≈ 67 g
- 1 large egg≈ 50 g
- 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 C powdered sugar (sifted)≈ 120 g
- 1 Tbsp meringue powder≈ 15 g
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract (optional, or lemon juice)≈ 1.1 g
- ~¼ C water (divided)≈ 59 g
flour 125 gbatter 304 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.
- Fat45% · 15th percentile · median 61%
- Sugar53% · 33rd percentile · median 64%
- Egg40% · 98th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening1% · 42nd percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt0.3% · 29th percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 325°F / 165°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 10 to 12 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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