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Holiday Sugar Cookies and DIY Colored Sugar

theviewfromgreatisland.com · 2014 · 36 cookies

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Less egg than 76% 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.

  • Less egg than 76% of recipes: 13% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
Fat: 61%, 51st percentileSugar: 53%, 28th percentileEgg: 13%, 20th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 65th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 58th percentileFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tsp almond extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 cups all purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder≈ 7 g
  • raw or granulated sugarn/a
  • gel or paste food coloringn/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup water≈ 59 g
  • 1/8 cup meringue powder≈ 30 g
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar≈ 500 g

flour 375 gbatter 870 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.

  • Fat61% · 51st percentile
  • Sugar53% · 28th percentile
  • Egg13% · 20th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 65th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
7 to 9 minutes
median 11 minutes

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