Giant Lemon Sugar Cookies
thefirstyearblog.com · 2026 · 6 cookies
Against 513 sugar cookie recipes
Less egg than 75% of recipes.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Less egg than 75% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
- Salt in the middle half of recipes: 0.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
Ingredients (11)
- 3 ¼ cups (390g) all-purpose flour390 g
- 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
- ¼ tsp salt≈ 1.5 g
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch≈ 8 g
- 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar198 g
- 4-5 Tbsp lemon zest (about 4-5 lemons)≈ 27 g
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (room temperature)226 g
- ½ cup (100g) light brown sugar100 g
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice≈ 30 g
- 3 egg yolks≈ 54 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)≈ 50 g
flour 390 gbatter 1040 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.
- Fat58% · 40th percentile · median 61%
- Sugar76% · 64th percentile · median 64%
- Egg14% · 24th percentile · median 18%
- Leavening1.5% · 55th percentile · median 1.3%
- Salt0.4% · 33rd percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 120 minutes
- median 11 minutes
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