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Crinkly Crackly Lemon Sugar Cookies

thecafesucrefarine.com · 2022 · 24 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More leavening than 97% of recipes and more fat than 75%.

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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 97% of recipes: 3.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about 3 times as much.
  • More fat than 75% of recipes: 71% 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%.
Fat: 71%, 76th percentileSugar: 73%, 62nd percentileEgg: 18%, 54th percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 97th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 80th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 6 tablespoons butter (I use salted butter)≈ 85 g
  • ½ cup neutral flavored oil (ie canola or grapeseed)≈ 109 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • finely grated lemon zest from 2 large lemonsn/a
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar≈ 3.1 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all purpose flour≈ 273 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • sugar for rolling (You can use regular granulated sugar or a coarse sugar like sanding sugar or Turbinado sugar)n/a

flour 273 gbatter 747 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.

  • Fat71% · 76th percentile
  • Sugar73% · 62nd percentile
  • Egg18% · 54th percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 97th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 80th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
13 to 15 minutes
median 11 minutes

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