Sugar Cookie Cut Out Recipe

Ingredients (16)

• 2 1/2 cups (300g) all purpose flour300 g
• 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
• 1/4 tsp salt≈ 1.5 g
• 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)113 g
• 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar198 g
• 1 large egg≈ 50 g
• 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1/2 tsp almond extract≈ 2.1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 1/2 cups (339g) unsalted butter (3 sticks, softened)339 g
• 4 cups (454g) powdered sugar454 g
• 1 tsp almond extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1 Tbsp milk (or heavy cream works great too)≈ 15 g
• 2 cups (227g) powdered sugar (sifted)227 g
• 2 Tbsp milk or warm water≈ 31 g
• 1 Tbsp corn syrup≈ 21 g
• 1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 300 gbatter 673 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.

• Fat38% · 8th percentile · median 61%
• Sugar66% · 54th percentile · median 64%
• Egg17% · 44th percentile · median 18%
• Leavening1.5% · 55th percentile · median 1.3%
• Salt0.5% · 39th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

9 to 10 minutes

median 11 minutes