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Crunchy Whole Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · Original Recipe

Light and crisp, absolutely packed with chocolate chips, this is the quintessential crunchy chocolate chip cookie. To ensure crunchiness, be sure to bake these cookies thoroughly; they should be golde

2

chewiness

3

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

2

richness

2

sweetness

2

complexity

very chocolatey

Ingredients

unsalted butter(57g, softened)4 tbsp (57g)
vegetable oil(99g)0.5 cup (109g)
granulated sugar(149g)0.75 cup (150g)
light brown sugar(163g, packed)0.75 cup (105g)
king arthur pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)
espresso powder(optional)0.5 tsp (1g)
table salt0.75 tsp (2g)
cider vinegar(14g)1 tbsp (9g)
egg1 each (50g)
baking soda0.5 tsp (3g)
baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)
king arthur golden wheat flour(227g)2 cup (280g)
semisweet chocolate chips(454g)2.667 cup (453g)
Total dough weight1.2kg

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
17-19 min
Chill
None
Yield
~33 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.4. 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:Fat1.69 (68th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.10 (29th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0.70 (36th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.18 (31th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour1.62 (92th percentile)
Fat %13.5 (28th percentile)
Sugar %20.7 (59th percentile)
Hydration0.18 (24th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.69

Flour:Sugar

1.10

Brown:White Sugar

0.70

Egg:Flour

0.18

Chocolate:Flour

1.62

Fat %

13.5

Sugar %

20.7

Flour %

22.8

Hydration

0.18