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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

sugarspunrun.com · 2024 · 33 cookies (will vary depending on the size of cookie cutter

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More fat than 93% 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 fat than 93% of recipes: 86% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • 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.
Fat: 86%, 94th percentileSugar: 75%, 63rd percentileEgg: 19%, 57th percentileLeavening: 0.9%, 38th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 97th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour≈ 266 g
  • ½ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • ¾ teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar (sifted (weigh and then sift) )≈ 180 g
  • 1 Tablespoon Dutch cocoa powder≈ 5 g
  • 2 Tablespoons milk (any kind) (plus more as needed)≈ 31 g
  • 1 Tablespoon light corn syrup≈ 21 g
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 1.1 g
  • Additional sprinkles for decorating (optional)n/a

flour 266 gbatter 799 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.

  • Fat86% · 94th percentile
  • Sugar75% · 63rd percentile
  • Egg19% · 57th percentile
  • Leavening0.9% · 38th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 97th percentile

Oven

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

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