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Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
King Arthur Baking · kingarthurbaking.com · Original Recipe
The secret ingredient in these cookies is also something you’re probably looking to use up: sourdough discard (or active starter, if you’re on top of your starter-feeding game). This recipe comes from
2
chewiness
3
crispiness
2
cakeyness
3
thickness
3
spread
2
richness
2
sweetness
2
complexity
very chocolatey
Ingredients
unsalted butter(113g)8 tbsp (114g)
dark brown sugar(142g, packed)0.667 cup (93g)
granulated sugar(99g)0.5 cup (100g)
ripe (fed) sourdough starter(113g)0.5 cup (70g)
egg1 each (50g)
king arthur pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)
all-purpose flour(75g)0.5 cup (63g)
king arthur unbleached bread flour(90g)0.75 cup (95g)
table salt0.5 tsp (2g)
baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)
baking soda0.25 tsp (2g)
dark chocolate(213g, chopped; divided*)1.25 cup (175g)
milk chocolate(213g, chopped; divided)1.25 cup (305g)
flaky sea salt(to garnish; optional)1 each (6g)
Total dough weight1.1kg
Process
- Mixing
- creaming
- Butter
- browned
- Eggs
- whole
- Bake Temp
- 350°F (177°C)
- Bake Time
- 22-24 min
- Chill
- 720 min
- Yield
- ~18 cookies
- Sheet Prep
- parchment
Recipe Radar
How this recipe's ratios compare to the dataset. Gray = population median.
Outlier Profile
Uniqueness score: 3.7. 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 (41th percentile)
Flour:Sugar0.82 (9th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0.93 (44th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.32 (66th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour3.04 (100th percentile)
Fat %10.5 (15th percentile)
Sugar %17.8 (38th percentile)
Hydration0.32 (59th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)
Key Ratios
Flour:Fat
1.39
Flour:Sugar
0.82
Brown:White Sugar
0.93
Egg:Flour
0.32
Chocolate:Flour
3.04
Fat %
10.5
Sugar %
17.8
Flour %
14.5
Hydration
0.32