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Butterfly Sugar Cookies Are the Perfect Springtime Treat

Ree Drummond · thepioneerwoman.com · 2021 · 4 - 5 dz.

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More leavening than 88% of recipes.

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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 88% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about twice as much.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 0.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
Fat: 59%, 42nd percentileSugar: 60%, 43rd percentileEgg: 20%, 64th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 90th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 33rd percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 sticks plus 5 tablespoons salted butter, softened≈ 297 g
  • 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • Grated zest of 1 orangen/a
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 4 c. all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 2 tbsp. whole milk≈ 31 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 lb. powdered sugar, sifted, plus more if needed907 g
  • 1/3 c. whole milk≈ 81 g
  • 2 large pasteurized egg whites≈ 66 g
  • Red and orange food coloringn/a

flour 500 gbatter 1248 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.

  • Fat59% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar60% · 43rd percentile
  • Egg20% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 90th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 33rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
8 to 10 minutes
median 11 minutes

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