Cardamom Sugar Cookies

theviewfromgreatisland.com · 2022 · 1.5 dozen

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

More fat than 93% of recipes and no egg, unlike 92%.

How it compares

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

More fat than 93% of recipes: 86% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
No egg at all, where 92% of recipes use some (most of those 15 to 24% of the flour weight).
Less sugar than 93% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
No leavening at all, where 77% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 2.4% of the flour weight).

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 227 g
1/2 cup sugar (you can also use confectioner's sugar which will give you a fluffier texture to your cookie.)≈ 100 g
1 1/2 tsp ground cardamom (if you do not like, or do not have cardamom, you can use cinnamon or another spice you like.)≈ 3.9 g
1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
1/4 tsp kosher salt≈ 1 g
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour≈ 266 g

flour 266 gbatter 602 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: fat, sugar, egg, leavening, salt.