Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup light brown sugar; 0.667 cup granulated sugar; 2 each egg yolks; 1.5 tsp vanilla extract; 0.667 cup sourdough discard; 2.75 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 0.75 tsp salt; 1.5 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1 each flaky sea salt

Sam Merritt · sugarspunrun.com · 2023 · Original Recipe

These sourdough chocolate chip cookies are made with brown butter, semisweet chocolate, and a sprinkle of sea salt. They have an incredible flavor and are perfect for using up sourdough discard! Recip

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Ingredients

unsalted butter1 cup (227g)

light brown sugar(firmly packed )1 cup (140g)

granulated sugar0.667 cup (133g)

egg yolks(room temperature preferred)2 each (36g)

vanilla extract1.5 tsp (6g)

sourdough discard0.667 cup (93g)

all-purpose flour2.75 cup (344g)

baking powder1 tsp (5g)

baking soda1 tsp (6g)

salt0.75 tsp (2g)

semisweet chocolate chips1.5 cup (170g)

flaky sea salt(for sprinkling)1 each (6g)

Total dough weight1.2kg

Process

Mixing: brown butter
Butter: browned
Eggs: yolks only
Bake Temp: 350°F (177°C)
Bake Time: 10-12 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~24 cookies
Sheet Prep: parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.4. 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:Fat1.51 (53th percentile)

Flour:Sugar1.26 (54th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar1.05 (66th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.10 (24th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour0.49 (18th percentile)

Fat %19.4 (83th percentile)

Sugar %23.4 (72th percentile)

Hydration0.10 (17th percentile)

Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.51

Flour:Sugar

1.26

Brown:White Sugar

1.05

Egg:Flour

0.10

Chocolate:Flour

0.49

Fat %

19.4

Sugar %

23.4

Flour %

29.4

Hydration