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Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · Original Recipe

No mixer required and there's no waiting for cookie dough to chill with these soft & chewy chocolate chip cookie bars! Do not over-bake these bars. Err on the side of under-baking because otherwise th

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chewiness

1

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

2

spread

2

richness

2

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

all-purpose flour(281g)2 each (250g)
baking soda1 tsp (6g)
cornstarch1 each (30g)
salt0.5 tsp (2g)
unsalted butter(12 Tbsp; 170g, melted and slightly cooled)0.75 cup (170g)
packed light brown sugar(200g)1 cup (140g)
granulated sugar(67g)0.333 cup (67g)
egg plus 1 large egg yolk(at room temperature)1 each (50g)
pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)
semi-sweet chocolate chips(180g)1 cup (170g)
sprinkle of flaky sea salt1 each (6g)
Total dough weight899g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
melted
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
35-37 min
Chill
None
Yield
~16 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.1. 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 (50th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.21 (41th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar2.10 (77th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.20 (36th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.68 (36th percentile)
Fat %18.9 (78th percentile)
Sugar %23.0 (77th 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

0.68

Fat %

18.9

Sugar %

23.0

Flour %

27.8

Hydration

0.20