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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · Original Recipe

These brown butter chocolate chip cookies are over the top: big and chewy, with nutty brown butter, chocolate chunks, topped with flaky sea salt (Nutella swirl optional). Our friends and family agree,

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

1

cakeyness

3

thickness

2

spread

2

richness

2

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

unsalted butter(½ cup)1 stick (113g)
granulated sugar0.25 cup (50g)
packed light brown sugar0.667 cup (93g)
neutral oil2 tbsp (18g)
all-purpose flour (unsifted)(175g)1.25 cup (156g)
baking soda0.5 tsp (3g)
kosher salt0.5 tsp (2g)
cinnamon0.125 tsp (0g)
egg(plus 1 egg yolk)1 each (50g)
vanilla extract1 tsp (4g)
best quality dark chocolate(60%)4 oz (113g)
nutella(optional but recommended)3 tbsp (27g)
flaky sea salt(Maldon, for finishing)1 each (6g)
Total dough weight666g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
melted
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
20-22 min
Chill
60 min
Yield
~8 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.2. Shows how many standard deviations each ratio diverges from the mean.

Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 669 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.19 (22th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.09 (29th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar1.87 (73th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.32 (70th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.72 (40th percentile)
Fat %19.7 (81th percentile)
Sugar %21.5 (67th percentile)
Hydration0.32 (63th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.19

Flour:Sugar

1.09

Brown:White Sugar

1.87

Egg:Flour

0.32

Chocolate:Flour

0.72

Fat %

19.7

Sugar %

21.5

Flour %

23.5

Hydration

0.32