Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cook time: 24 min
Yield: 18 cookies
Ingredients: 8 tbsp unsalted butter; 0.667 cup dark brown sugar; 0.5 cup granulated sugar; 0.5 cup ripe (fed) sourdough starter; 1 each egg; 2 tsp king arthur pure vanilla extract; 0.5 cup all-purpose flour; 0.75 cup king arthur unbleached bread flour; 0.5 tsp table salt; 0.5 tsp baking powder; 0.25 tsp baking soda; 1.25 cup dark chocolate; 1.25 cup milk chocolate; 1 each flaky sea salt

King Arthur Baking · kingarthurbaking.com · 2022 · Original Recipe

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Ingredients

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

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

granulated sugar(99g)0.5 cup (100g)

ripe (fed) sourdough starter(113g)0.5 cup (113g)

egg1 each (50g)

king arthur pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)

all-purpose flour(75g)0.5 cup (75g)

king arthur unbleached bread flour(90g)0.75 cup (90g)

table salt0.5 tsp (2g)

baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)

baking soda0.25 tsp (2g)

dark chocolate(213g, chopped; divided*)1.25 cup (213g)

milk chocolate(213g, chopped; divided)1.25 cup (213g)

flaky sea salt(to garnish; optional)1 each (6g)

Total dough weight1.1kg

Process

Mixing: creaming
Butter: room temp
Eggs: whole
Bake Temp: 350°F (177°C)
Bake Time: 22-24 min
Chill: 60 min
Yield: ~18 cookies
Sheet Prep: parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 3.4. 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:Fat1.45 (47th percentile)

Flour:Sugar0.68 (5th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar1.42 (78th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.30 (64th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour2.58 (99th percentile)

Fat %10.1 (14th percentile)

Sugar %21.4 (59th percentile)

Hydration0.30 (56th percentile)

Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.45

Flour:Sugar

0.68

Brown:White Sugar

1.42

Egg:Flour

0.30

Chocolate:Flour

2.58

Fat %

10.1

Sugar %

21.4

Flour %

14.6

Hydration