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Drop Cookies

Val Goodrich · tasteofhome.com · Original Recipe

Mastering this drop cookies recipe opens the door to perfecting all kinds of cookies, such as slice-and-bakes, thumbprints or cutouts.

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

2

richness

2

sweetness

3

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

butter(softened)1 cup (227g)
packed brown sugar1 cup (140g)
sugar0.5 cup (70g)
eggs(room temperature)2 each (100g)
vanilla extract3 tsp (13g)
all-purpose flour2.5 cup (313g)
baking powder0.75 tsp (3g)
halved pretzel sticks2 cup (280g)
dry roasted peanuts1 cup (140g)
semisweet chocolate chunks1 cup (160g)
raisins1 cup (140g)
Total dough weight1.6kg

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
10-12 min
Chill
None
Yield
~1 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

How this recipe's ratios compare to the dataset. Gray = population median.

Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 1.4. 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:Fat1.38 (38th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.49 (66th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar2.00 (75th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.32 (70th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.51 (22th percentile)
Fat %14.3 (35th percentile)
Sugar %13.2 (13th percentile)
Hydration0.32 (63th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.38

Flour:Sugar

1.49

Brown:White Sugar

2.00

Egg:Flour

0.32

Chocolate:Flour

0.51

Fat %

14.3

Sugar %

13.2

Flour %

19.7

Hydration

0.32