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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

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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