Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16 cookies
Ingredients: 2 cup all-purpose flour ); 1.5 tsp cornstarch; 0.5 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp baking powder; 0.75 tsp fine sea salt; 12 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 cup packed light brown sugar; 0.333 cup granulated sugar; 0.5 cup sourdough discard; 1 each whole egg + 1 extra yolk; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1.333 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Natasha Kravchuk · natashaskitchen.com · 2025 · Original Recipe

These are the best sourdough chocolate chip cookies made with sourdough discard! I have tested this recipe to create a perfectly chewy, moist, crunchy, and decadent cookie that you'll crave! They are

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Ingredients

all-purpose flour )(measured correctly (Switch to metric measurements)2 cup (250g)

cornstarch1.5 tsp (4g)

baking soda0.5 tsp (3g)

baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)

fine sea salt0.75 tsp (2g)

unsalted butter(melted & cooled to 90°F)12 tbsp (170g)

packed light brown sugar1 cup (140g)

granulated sugar0.333 cup (67g)

sourdough discard(ribbon-thin**)0.5 cup (70g)

whole egg + 1 extra yolk1 each (50g)

vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)

semisweet chocolate chips(plus 1/4 cup more for topping after baking)1.333 cup (227g)

Total dough weight994g

Process

Mixing: melted butter
Butter: melted
Eggs: mixed
Bake Temp: 350°F (177°C)
Bake Time: 12-15 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~16 cookies
Sheet Prep: parchment

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.3. 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:Fat1.47 (47th percentile)

Flour:Sugar1.21 (48th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar2.10 (92th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.20 (36th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour0.91 (53th percentile)

Fat %17.1 (65th percentile)

Sugar %20.8 (54th percentile)

Hydration0.20 (28th percentile)

Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.47

Flour:Sugar

1.21

Brown:White Sugar

2.10

Egg:Flour

0.20

Chocolate:Flour

0.91

Fat %

17.1

Sugar %

20.8

Flour %

25.2

Hydration