Buttercream Sugar Cookies
sugarhero.com · 2026 · 32 cookies
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
Less fat than 87% of recipes and more salt than 77%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Less fat than 87% of recipes: 42% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
- More salt than 77% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
Ingredients (13)
- 19 oz all-purpose flour ((4 ¼ cups))539 g
- 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
- 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
- 12.25 oz granulated sugar ((1 ¾ cups))347 g
- 8 oz unsalted butter ((1 cup), at room temperature)227 g
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 100 g
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (can substitute lemon or almond extract)≈ 4.2 g
- 1 oz sour cream ((2 TBSP), at room temperature)28 g
- 1 TBSP vanilla extract (use clear extract to avoid yellow frosting)≈ 13 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 24 oz powdered sugar ((6 cups), sift after measuring)680 g
- ¼ cup milk (slightly warmed)≈ 61 g
- Gel food coloring (I used Americolor Soft Pink and Super Red)n/a
- Assorted sprinkles (like heart shapes, jimmies, nonpareils, etc)n/a
flour 539 gbatter 1269 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.
- Fat42% · 12th percentile · median 61%
- Sugar65% · 52nd percentile · median 64%
- Egg19% · 56th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening0.9% · 38th percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt1.1% · 80th percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 45 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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