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Cranberry-Chocolate Cookies

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · Original Recipe

The tangy-sweet cranberries in this cookie are a bright complement to the dark chocolate bits; it's a combination we're sure you'll love in this 100% whole-grain cookie.

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

2

spread

3

richness

2

sweetness

3

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

unsalted butter(113g, softened)8 tbsp (114g)
light brown sugar(159g, packed)0.75 cup (105g)
orange juice(28g)2 tbsp (18g)
king arthur pure vanilla extract1 tsp (4g)
baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)
baking soda0.25 tsp (2g)
table salt0.5 tsp (2g)
egg1 each (50g)
king arthur golden wheat flour(142g)1.25 cup (175g)
semisweet chocolate chips(170g)1 cup (170g)
dried cranberries(113g)1 cup (140g)
pecans(85g, chopped*)0.75 cup (105g)
Total dough weight886g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
14-16 min
Chill
None
Yield
~24 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.9. 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:Fat1.54 (54th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.67 (78th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar999 (93th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.29 (60th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.97 (62th percentile)
Fat %12.8 (25th percentile)
Sugar %11.8 (9th percentile)
Hydration0.29 (52th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.54

Flour:Sugar

1.67

Brown:White Sugar

999

Egg:Flour

0.29

Chocolate:Flour

0.97

Fat %

12.8

Sugar %

11.8

Flour %

19.7

Hydration

0.29