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Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookie

thefirstyearblog.com · 2026 · 9 (2.3 oz) cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less fat than 82% of recipes and more salt than 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 82% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • More salt than 86% of recipes: 1.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
  • More leavening than 84% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about twice as much.
Fat: 47%, 17th percentileSugar: 65%, 53rd percentileEgg: 21%, 69th percentileLeavening: 2.5%, 86th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 88th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 4 ½ tbsp (36g) cornstarch36 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ¼ tsp baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar≈ 3.1 g
  • ½ tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter (room temperature)113 g
  • ½ cup (99g) granulated sugar99 g
  • ½ cup (56g) powdered sugar56 g
  • 1 large egg (room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • ¼ cup (60g) sour cream (room temperature)60 g
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • ⅛ tsp almond extract≈ 0.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter (room temperature)170 g
  • 2 ½ cups (283g) powdered sugar283 g
  • 3 Tbsp heavy cream≈ 45 g
  • Electric pink gel food coloringn/a
  • Sprinklesn/a

flour 240 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.

  • Fat47% · 17th percentile
  • Sugar65% · 53rd percentile
  • Egg21% · 69th percentile
  • Leavening2.5% · 86th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 88th percentile

Oven

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

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