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Chocolate Chip Cookies - Betty Crocker's 1969 Recipe

Johnsdeere · food.com · Original Recipe

My mom has used this recipe for 40 years now and it is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever had. The cookie is crisp around the edges and yet chewy at the same time. I will occasionally o

2

chewiness

3

crispiness

1

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

3

richness

3

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

shortening0.667 cup (137g)
butter(softened)0.667 cup (151g)
granulated sugar1 cup (200g)
brown sugar(packed)1 cup (140g)
eggs2 each (100g)
vanilla2 tsp (6g)
all-purpose flour3 cup (375g)
baking soda1 tsp (6g)
salt1 tsp (3g)
chopped nuts(walnuts or pecans recommended)1 cup (140g)
semi-sweet chocolate chips(12 ounce)1 package (30g)
Total dough weight1.3kg

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
8-10 min
Chill
None
Yield
~7 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.3. 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:Fat1.30 (35th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.10 (31th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0.70 (36th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.27 (53th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.08 (10th percentile)
Fat %22.4 (94th percentile)
Sugar %26.4 (90th percentile)
Hydration0.27 (45th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.30

Flour:Sugar

1.10

Brown:White Sugar

0.70

Egg:Flour

0.27

Chocolate:Flour

0.08

Fat %

22.4

Sugar %

26.4

Flour %

29.1

Hydration

0.27