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Sugar Cookie Stars

Ree Drummond · thepioneerwoman.com · 2020 · 36 serving(s)

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More leavening than 88% of recipes and more egg than 87%.

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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.
  • More egg than 87% of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
Fat: 55%, 36th percentileSugar: 60%, 43rd percentileEgg: 27%, 88th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 90th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 33rd percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2/3 c. vegetable shortening≈ 137 g
  • 3/4 c. granulated sugar≈ 150 g
  • 1/2 tsp. grated orange zest≈ 1 g
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 4 tsp. milk≈ 20 g
  • 2 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting≈ 250 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 1 tsp. water≈ 4.9 g
  • 2 to 3 drops red food coloring≈ 1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Royal icing, for decoratingn/a
  • Sanding sugar, for decoratingn/a

flour 250 gbatter 642 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.

  • Fat55% · 36th percentile
  • Sugar60% · 43rd percentile
  • Egg27% · 88th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 90th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 33rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
6 minutes
median 11 minutes

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