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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
Recipe Radar
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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