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Easter Sugar Cookies

sugarspunrun.com · 2022 · 20 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More salt than 90% of recipes and more fat than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 78% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Fat: 73%, 81st percentileSugar: 64%, 49th percentileEgg: 16%, 39th percentileLeavening: 1.1%, 44th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 92nd percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup softened unsalted butter≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 large egg (room temperature preferred)≈ 50 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (measured properly )≈ 313 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
  • ¾ teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 360 g
  • 3-4 Tablespoons whole milk (see note)≈ 54 g
  • 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup (see note)≈ 41 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • Pink, purple, and yellow sanding sugarn/a
  • Brown or black food coloringn/a

flour 313 gbatter 804 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.

  • Fat73% · 81st percentile
  • Sugar64% · 49th percentile
  • Egg16% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening1.1% · 44th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 92nd percentile

Oven

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

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