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Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies | BraveTart

Stella Parks · seriouseats.com · Original Recipe

Chewy chocolate chip cookies with just-crisp edges, loaded with melted chopped bar chocolate for better flavor than commercial chips.

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

4

spread

2

richness

3

sweetness

2

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

assorted dark(not commercial chips)14 oz (397g)
all-purpose flour(2 3/4 cups, spooned; 355g, such as Gold Medal)12.5 oz (354g)
unsalted butter(2 sticks; 225g, soft but cool, about 65°F (18°C))8 oz (227g)
white sugar(1 cup; 205g)7.25 oz (206g)
light brown sugar(1 cup, gently packed; 225g)8 oz (227g)
vanilla extract(1 tablespoon; 15g)0.5 oz (14g)
diamond crystal kosher salt(8g)2 tsp (6g)
baking soda1 tsp (6g)
baking powder0.5 tsp (2g)
grated nutmeg0.125 tsp (0g)
egg(about 1 3/4 ounces; 50g, straight from the fridge)1 each (50g)
Total dough weight1.5kg

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
25-27 min
Chill
30 min
Yield
~32 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.3. 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:Fat1.56 (57th percentile)
Flour:Sugar0.82 (9th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar1.10 (59th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.14 (26th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0 (4th percentile)
Fat %15.2 (43th percentile)
Sugar %29.1 (94th percentile)
Hydration0.14 (21th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.56

Flour:Sugar

0.82

Brown:White Sugar

1.10

Egg:Flour

0.14

Chocolate:Flour

0

Fat %

15.2

Sugar %

29.1

Flour %

23.8

Hydration

0.14