Common Ingredients in butter cookie Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over twenty popular butter cookie recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in butter cookie dishes is eggs.

White sugar, peanut butter, flour, baking soda, butter, brown sugar and vanilla are also common ingredients in butter cookie recipes. For herbs and spices, vanilla extract is popular. Salt is in 65% of butter cookie recipes.

The average butter cookie recipe has about 8.1 ingredients, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 15.

In terms of directions, butter cookie recipes have about 5.6 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 16 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Butter Cookie

For 1 large eggs (50 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 butter cookie recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with eggs	Potential subsitutions
white sugar	0.45 cup (89 g)	0.47 cup (94 g)	85%
peanut butter	half a cup (129 g)	0.65 cup (167 g)	74%
baking soda	0.67 teaspoon (3 g)	two thirds of a teaspoon (3 g)	74%
flour	1.1 cup (140 g)	1.2 cup (146 g)	70%
brown sugar	0.45 cup (98 g)	half a cup (110 g)	70%
salt	a quarter teaspoon (2 g)	a third of a teaspoon (2 g)	67%
butter	0.45 cup (101 g)	0.38 cup (87 g)	44%
vanilla extract	0.89 teaspoon (4 g)	0.69 teaspoon (3 g)	33%
baking powder	0.45 teaspoon (2 g)	0.41 teaspoon (2 g)	22%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Butter Cookie

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in butter cookie recipes. This would be: 24% peanut butter, 18% flour, 17% white sugar, 11% brown sugar, 10% butter, 10% eggs, 8% oats and 2% margarine.

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

eggs

Eggs is the most popular ingredient in butter cookie dishes. In fact, over 90% of butter cookie recipes contain eggs.

Variations of eggs include:

• egg yolks: 9% of recipes

For butter cookie recipes, eggs is frequently used with white sugar, baking soda, peanut butter, brown sugar and flour.

Potential substitutions for eggs in butter cookie:

• egg yolks

white sugar

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

Butter cookie dishes often call for white sugar to be granulated.

White sugar is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of half a cup, 1 cup or three quarters of a cup.

In butter cookie recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 16% by weight.

In recipes for butter cookie, white sugar is often used with eggs, flour, peanut butter, baking soda and salt.

peanut butter

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

Common quantities for peanut butter in butter cookie dishes include 1 cup, half a cup or three quarters of a cup.

In butter cookie recipes that contain peanut butter, it is on average, 28% by weight.

White sugar, eggs, brown sugar, baking soda and flour are commonly used together with peanut butter in butter cookie dishes. Conversely, peanut butter is not often used with egg yolks and butterscotch chips.

flour

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

Flour is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of 1.25 cups, 2.5 cups or 1.5 cups.

In butter cookie recipes that contain flour, it is on average, 21% by weight.

For butter cookie recipes, flour is frequently used with white sugar, eggs, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.

salt

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

Salt is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of half a teaspoon, a quarter teaspoon or 1 teaspoon.

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

In recipes for butter cookie, salt is often used with eggs, white sugar, flour, baking soda and brown sugar.

baking soda

Another popular ingredient in butter cookie is baking soda. From the recipes we've sampled for butter cookie, over 60% have baking soda.

Common quantities for baking soda in butter cookie dishes include 1 teaspoon, 2 teaspoons or half a teaspoon.

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

Eggs, white sugar, flour, brown sugar and salt are commonly used together with baking soda in butter cookie dishes. Conversely, baking soda is not often used with egg yolks.

butter

Butter is another common ingredient in butter cookie dishes. In fact, over 60% of butter cookie recipes contain butter.

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

Butter is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of half a cup or 1 cup.

In butter cookie recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 13% by weight.

For butter cookie recipes, butter is frequently used with flour, white sugar, eggs, salt and brown sugar. However, margarine and cinnamon are almost never used together with butter in butter cookie dishes.

brown sugar

Another popular ingredient in butter cookie is brown sugar. From the recipes we've sampled for butter cookie, over 55% have brown sugar.

Butter cookie dishes often call for brown sugar to be packed and firmly packed.

Brown sugar is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of 1 cup, half a cup or three quarters of a cup.

In butter cookie recipes that contain brown sugar, it is on average, 16% by weight.

In recipes for butter cookie, brown sugar is often used with eggs, flour, white sugar, baking soda and peanut butter. On the other hand, brown sugar is almost never used with egg yolks.

vanilla

Vanilla is another common ingredient in butter cookie dishes. In fact, over 55% of butter cookie recipes contain vanilla.

Variations of vanilla include:

• vanilla extract: 31% of recipes

Flour, white sugar, eggs, baking soda and salt are commonly used together with vanilla in butter cookie dishes. Conversely, vanilla is not often used with vanilla extract, egg yolks, semisweet chocolate, cinnamon and shortening.

vanilla extract

Another popular ingredient in butter cookie is vanilla extract. From the recipes we've sampled for butter cookie, over 30% have vanilla extract.

Vanilla extract is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon.

In butter cookie recipes that contain vanilla extract, it is on average, 0.5% by weight.

For butter cookie recipes, vanilla extract is frequently used with white sugar, eggs, salt, flour and brown sugar. However, shortening is almost never used together with vanilla extract in butter cookie dishes.

oats

Oats is another common ingredient in butter cookie dishes. In fact, over 20% of butter cookie recipes contain oats.

Butter cookie dishes often call for oats to be rolled.

Oats is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of 1 cup.

In butter cookie recipes that contain oats, it is on average, 29% by weight.

In recipes for butter cookie, oats is often used with peanut butter, eggs, white sugar, salt and brown sugar. On the other hand, oats is almost never used with egg yolks, corn syrup and peanut butter cups chocolate.

baking powder

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

Common quantities for baking powder in butter cookie dishes include 1 teaspoon or half a teaspoon.

In butter cookie recipes that contain baking powder, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

Flour, eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, baking soda and salt are commonly used together with baking powder in butter cookie dishes. Conversely, baking powder is not often used with egg yolks, semisweet chocolate, cinnamon, shortening, peanut butter cups chocolate and butterscotch chips.

milk

Milk is another common ingredient in butter cookie dishes. In fact, over 10% of butter cookie recipes contain milk.

In butter cookie recipes that contain milk, it is on average, 4% by weight.

For butter cookie recipes, milk is frequently used with white sugar, peanut butter, butter, eggs and flour.

Potential substitutions for milk in butter cookie:

• egg yolks

Also, milk is not often used with butter, semisweet chocolate, cinnamon, shortening and butterscotch chips.

margarine

Another popular ingredient in butter cookie is margarine. From the recipes we've sampled for butter cookie, over 10% have margarine.

Butter cookie dishes often call for margarine to be softened.

Margarine is often included in butter cookie dishes in amounts of half a cup.

In butter cookie recipes that contain margarine, it is on average, 12% by weight.

In recipes for butter cookie, margarine is often used with peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar, flour and eggs. On the other hand, margarine is almost never used with butter, butter, egg yolks, semisweet chocolate, cinnamon, confectioners sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter cups chocolate and butterscotch chips.

Other butter cookie Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in butter cookie recipes include:

• semisweet chocolate - 5%
• cinnamon - 5%
• confectioners sugar - 5%
• corn syrup - 5%
• shortening - 5%
• peanut butter cups chocolate - 5%
• butterscotch chips - 5%

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