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Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

Natasha Kravchuk · natashaskitchen.com · Original Recipe

These are the best sourdough chocolate chip cookies made with sourdough discard! I have tested this recipe to create a perfectly chewy, moist, crunchy, and decadent cookie that you'll crave! They are

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

1

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

3

richness

2

sweetness

3

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

all-purpose flour )(measured correctly (Switch to metric measurements)2 cup (250g)
cornstarch1.5 tsp (4g)
baking soda0.5 tsp (3g)
baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)
fine sea salt0.75 tsp (2g)
unsalted butter(melted & cooled to 90°F)12 tbsp (170g)
packed light brown sugar1 cup (140g)
granulated sugar0.333 cup (67g)
sourdough discard(ribbon-thin**)0.5 cup (70g)
whole egg + 1 extra yolk1 each (50g)
vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)
semisweet chocolate chips(plus 1/4 cup more for topping after baking)1.333 cup (227g)
Total dough weight994g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
melted
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
20-22 min
Chill
30 min
Yield
~16 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 0.8. 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:Fat1.47 (47th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.21 (42th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar2.10 (80th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.20 (36th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.91 (55th percentile)
Fat %17.1 (61th percentile)
Sugar %20.8 (60th percentile)
Hydration0.20 (29th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.47

Flour:Sugar

1.21

Brown:White Sugar

2.10

Egg:Flour

0.20

Chocolate:Flour

0.91

Fat %

17.1

Sugar %

20.8

Flour %

25.2

Hydration

0.20