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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