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The Best Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · Original Recipe

I have a few tricks that make these the best soft chocolate chip cookies that you'll ever try. With hundreds of positive reviews from bakers around the world, I'm confident you'll fall in love with th

2

chewiness

2

crispiness

1

cakeyness

3

thickness

2

spread

3

richness

2

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

unsalted butter(12 Tbsp; 170g, softened to room temperature)0.75 cup (170g)
packed light(150g)0.75 cup (105g)
granulated sugar(50g)0.25 cup (50g)
egg(at room temperature)1 each (50g)
pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)
all-purpose flour(250g)2 cup (250g)
cornstarch2 tsp (5g)
baking soda1 tsp (6g)
salt0.5 tsp (2g)
semi-sweet chocolate chips(225g)1 each (170g)
Total dough weight816g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
12-14 min
Chill
60 min
Yield
~2 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 3.6. 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:Sugar5.00 (99th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar0 (12th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.20 (36th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.68 (36th percentile)
Fat %20.8 (88th percentile)
Sugar %6.12 (2th percentile)
Hydration0.20 (29th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.47

Flour:Sugar

5.00

Brown:White Sugar

0

Egg:Flour

0.20

Chocolate:Flour

0.68

Fat %

20.8

Sugar %

6.12

Flour %

30.6

Hydration

0.20