Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cook time: 14 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 0.667 cup light brown sugar; 0.667 cup granulated sugar; 8 tbsp unsalted butter; 0.5 cup vegetable shortening; 0.75 tsp table salt; 2 tsp king arthur pure vanilla extract; 0.25 tsp almond extract; 1 tsp cider vinegar; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 each egg; 2 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

PJ Hamel · kingarthurbaking.com · 2023 · Original Recipe

These homemade chocolate chip cookies are packed with chips and loaded with buttery flavor. They walk the line nicely between crunchy and chewy: the edges are crisp, while the center is "bendy." Give

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very chocolatey

Ingredients

light brown sugar(142g, packed)0.667 cup (142g)

granulated sugar(131g)0.667 cup (131g)

unsalted butter(113g)8 tbsp (114g)

vegetable shortening(92g)0.5 cup (92g)

table salt(use 1/2 teaspoon salt if you use salted butter)0.75 tsp (2g)

king arthur pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)

almond extract(optional)0.25 tsp (1g)

cider vinegar1 tsp (3g)

baking soda1 tsp (6g)

egg1 each (50g)

king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour(240g)2 cup (240g)

semisweet chocolate chips(340g)2 cup (340g)

Total dough weight1.1kg

Process

Mixing: creaming
Butter: room temp
Eggs: whole
Bake Temp: 375°F (191°C)
Bake Time: 12-14 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~36 cookies
Sheet Prep: parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.9. Shows how many standard deviations each ratio diverges from the mean.

Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 621 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.17 (21th percentile)

Flour:Sugar0.88 (17th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar1.08 (69th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.21 (39th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour1.42 (89th percentile)

Fat %18.2 (74th percentile)

Sugar %24.2 (77th percentile)

Hydration0.21 (31th percentile)

Bake Temp375 (86th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.17

Flour:Sugar

0.88

Brown:White Sugar

1.08

Egg:Flour

0.21

Chocolate:Flour

1.42

Fat %

18.2

Sugar %

24.2

Flour %

21.3

Hydration