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Buckwheat-Cardamom Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Martin Philip · kingarthurbaking.com · Original Recipe

These oversized chocolate chunk cookies, made with buckwheat flour, feature rich, nutty browned butter and the signature flavor of ground cardamom. Crispy on the edges and softer toward the center, th

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

2

spread

3

richness

2

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

unsalted butter(227g, room temperature)16 tbsp (227g)
dark brown sugar(213g, packed)1 cup (140g)
king arthur pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)
granulated sugar(99g)0.5 cup (100g)
eggs2 each (100g)
birkett mills buckwheat flour(270g)2.25 cup (315g)
table salt1 tsp (3g)
baking soda1 tsp (6g)
cardamom(to taste*)1 tsp (3g)
semisweet chocolate(113g, wafers or chopped from a bar)0.667 cup (93g)
bittersweet chocolate(113, wafers or chopped from a bar)0.667 cup (93g)
coarse salt(to sprinkle on top)1 each (6g)
Total dough weight1.1kg

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
melted
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
375°F (191°C)
Bake Time
12-14 min
Chill
30 min
Yield
~12 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.7. 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:Fat1.39 (40th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.31 (51th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar1.40 (65th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.32 (66th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.59 (27th percentile)
Fat %20.7 (87th percentile)
Sugar %21.9 (69th percentile)
Hydration0.32 (59th percentile)
Bake Temp375 (86th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.39

Flour:Sugar

1.31

Brown:White Sugar

1.40

Egg:Flour

0.32

Chocolate:Flour

0.59

Fat %

20.7

Sugar %

21.9

Flour %

28.8

Hydration

0.32