Common Ingredients in sugar cookie Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular sugar cookie recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in sugar cookie dishes is vanilla.

Flour, white sugar, eggs, butter, baking powder and confectioners sugar are also common ingredients in sugar cookie recipes. For herbs and spices, vanilla extract is popular. Salt is in 65% of sugar cookie recipes.

The average sugar cookie recipe has about 8.5 ingredients, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15.

In terms of directions, sugar cookie recipes have about 6.1 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 16 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Sugar Cookie

For three quarters of a cup white sugar (150 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single sugar cookie recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with white sugar	Potential subsitutions
flour	2.4 cup (305 g)	3.5 cup (441 g)	93%
baking powder	three quarters of a teaspoon (4 g)	1.9 teaspoon (9 g)	79%
salt	0.38 teaspoon (2 g)	0.69 teaspoon (4 g)	79%
vanilla extract	1 teaspoon (4 g)	2.7 teaspoon (11 g)	79%	almond extract
eggs	1.5 (84 g)	1.9 (107 g)	71%	egg yolks
baking soda	0.49 teaspoon (2 g)	1 teaspoon (5 g)	36%
confectioners sugar	3.8 cup (454 g)	2.8 cup (331 g)	36%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Sugar Cookie

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in sugar cookie recipes. This would be: 29% flour, 25% confectioners sugar, 17% butter, 17% white sugar, 5% eggs, 2% milk, 2% shortening and 1% corn syrup.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

vanilla

Vanilla is the most popular ingredient in sugar cookie dishes. In fact, over 90% of sugar cookie recipes contain vanilla.

Variations of vanilla include:

• vanilla extract: 76% of recipes

For sugar cookie recipes, vanilla is frequently used with baking powder, salt, white sugar, eggs and butter. However, vanilla extract, butter, meringue powder, cream tartar and margarine are almost never used together with vanilla in sugar cookie dishes.

vanilla extract

Another popular ingredient in sugar cookie is vanilla extract. From the recipes we've sampled for sugar cookie, over 75% have vanilla extract.

Vanilla extract is often included in sugar cookie dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon or 2 teaspoons.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain vanilla extract, it is on average, 0.6% by weight.

For sugar cookie recipes, vanilla extract is frequently used with flour, white sugar, eggs, baking powder and salt.

Potential substitutions for vanilla extract in sugar cookie:

• almond extract

flour

Another popular ingredient in sugar cookie is flour. From the recipes we've sampled for sugar cookie, over 80% have flour.

Variations of flour include:

• presifted bleached flour: 6% of recipes

In recipes for sugar cookie, flour is often used with white sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, baking powder and salt.

white sugar

White sugar is another common ingredient in sugar cookie dishes. In fact, over 80% of sugar cookie recipes contain white sugar.

Granulated is a frequent preparation for white sugar in sugar cookie dishes.

Common quantities for white sugar in sugar cookie dishes include three quarters of a cup, 1 cup or 1.5 cups.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 18% by weight.

Flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract and eggs are commonly used together with white sugar in sugar cookie dishes.

eggs

Eggs is another common ingredient in sugar cookie dishes. In fact, over 75% of sugar cookie recipes contain eggs.

Variations of eggs include:

• egg yolks: 18% of recipes

In recipes for sugar cookie, eggs is often used with flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla extract.

Potential substitutions for eggs in sugar cookie:

• egg yolks

salt

Another popular ingredient in sugar cookie is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for sugar cookie, over 65% have salt.

Common quantities for salt in sugar cookie dishes include half a teaspoon, 1 teaspoon or a quarter teaspoon.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

White sugar, flour, baking powder, eggs and vanilla extract are commonly used together with salt in sugar cookie dishes.

butter

Butter is another common ingredient in sugar cookie dishes. In fact, over 65% of sugar cookie recipes contain butter.

Softened is a frequent preparation for butter in sugar cookie dishes.

Butter is often included in sugar cookie dishes in amounts of 1 cup.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 23% by weight.

For sugar cookie recipes, butter is frequently used with white sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla extract. However, meringue powder and margarine are almost never used together with butter in sugar cookie dishes.

baking powder

Another popular ingredient in sugar cookie is baking powder. From the recipes we've sampled for sugar cookie, over 65% have baking powder.

Baking powder is often included in sugar cookie dishes in amounts of 2 teaspoons, half a teaspoon or 1 teaspoon.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain baking powder, it is on average, 0.6% by weight.

In recipes for sugar cookie, baking powder is often used with white sugar, flour, salt, eggs and vanilla extract. On the other hand, baking powder is almost never used with cream tartar.

confectioners sugar

Confectioners sugar is another common ingredient in sugar cookie dishes. In fact, over 45% of sugar cookie recipes contain confectioners sugar.

Sifted is a frequent preparation for confectioners sugar in sugar cookie dishes.

Common quantities for confectioners sugar in sugar cookie dishes include 1 cup, 4 cups or 1 pound.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain confectioners sugar, it is on average, 47% by weight.

Vanilla extract, flour, white sugar, salt and milk are commonly used together with confectioners sugar in sugar cookie dishes. Conversely, confectioners sugar is not often used with margarine.

milk

Another popular ingredient in sugar cookie is milk. From the recipes we've sampled for sugar cookie, over 25% have milk.

Milk is often included in sugar cookie dishes in amounts of 2 teaspoons.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain milk, it is on average, 6% by weight.

For sugar cookie recipes, milk is frequently used with confectioners sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, almond extract and flour.

Potential substitutions for milk in sugar cookie:

• egg yolks

Also, milk is not often used with butter, meringue powder, cream tartar and margarine.

baking soda

Baking soda is another common ingredient in sugar cookie dishes. In fact, over 25% of sugar cookie recipes contain baking soda.

Baking soda is often included in sugar cookie dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain baking soda, it is on average, 0.4% by weight.

In recipes for sugar cookie, baking soda is often used with flour, white sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract. On the other hand, baking soda is almost never used with butter, shortening and meringue powder.

meringue powder

Another popular ingredient in sugar cookie is meringue powder. From the recipes we've sampled for sugar cookie, over 15% have meringue powder.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain meringue powder, it is on average, 2% by weight.

Confectioners sugar, flour, butter, white sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder and salt are commonly used together with meringue powder in sugar cookie dishes. Conversely, meringue powder is not often used with butter, milk, baking soda, shortening, corn syrup, almond extract, cream tartar and margarine.

corn syrup

Corn syrup is another common ingredient in sugar cookie dishes. In fact, over 15% of sugar cookie recipes contain corn syrup.

Corn syrup is often included in sugar cookie dishes in amounts of 2 teaspoons.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain corn syrup, it is on average, 7% by weight.

For sugar cookie recipes, corn syrup is frequently used with confectioners sugar, milk, almond extract, flour and butter. However, butter, egg yolks, shortening, meringue powder, cream tartar and margarine are almost never used together with corn syrup in sugar cookie dishes.

shortening

Another popular ingredient in sugar cookie is shortening. From the recipes we've sampled for sugar cookie, over 15% have shortening.

In sugar cookie recipes that contain shortening, it is on average, 9% by weight.

In recipes for sugar cookie, shortening is often used with butter, white sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract and salt.

Potential substitutions for shortening in sugar cookie:

• margarine

Also, shortening is not often used with baking soda, butter, meringue powder, corn syrup, almond extract and cream tartar.

Other sugar cookie Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in sugar cookie recipes include:

• almond extract - 10%
• cream tartar - 10%
• margarine - 10%

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