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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