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Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies

Susan Reid · kingarthurbaking.com · Original Recipe

We took the classic chocolate chip cookie, made it more decadent with two types of chocolate, then added pistachios for a nutty and unexpected crunch.

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

2

spread

2

richness

2

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

shelled salted pistachios(120g, divided)1 cup (140g)
king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour(180g)1.5 cup (188g)
granulated sugar(50g)0.25 cup (50g)
unsalted butter(113g, room temperature)8 tbsp (114g)
light brown sugar(106g, packed)0.5 cup (70g)
egg1 each (50g)
king arthur pure vanilla extract1 tsp (4g)
baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)
baking soda0.5 tsp (3g)
table salt0.5 tsp (2g)
white chocolate chips(85g)0.5 cup (85g)
bittersweet chocolate(85g)0.5 cup (85g)
Total dough weight792g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
12-14 min
Chill
None
Yield
~24 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 0.9. 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:Fat1.65 (60th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.56 (74th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar1.40 (65th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.27 (53th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.91 (55th percentile)
Fat %14.3 (36th percentile)
Sugar %15.2 (22th percentile)
Hydration0.27 (45th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.65

Flour:Sugar

1.56

Brown:White Sugar

1.40

Egg:Flour

0.27

Chocolate:Flour

0.91

Fat %

14.3

Sugar %

15.2

Flour %

23.7

Hydration

0.27