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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

Kelsey Dimberg · tasteofhome.com · Original Recipe

A little bit sweet and a little bit spicy, this Mexican hot chocolate cookie recipe is every bit as cozy as a cup of cocoa. Here's how to make these chewy, chocolaty cookies.

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

1

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

3

richness

3

sweetness

3

complexity

balancedclassic

Ingredients

butter(cubed)0.75 cup (170g)
unsweetened chocolate(chopped)2 oz (57g)
packed brown sugar1 cup (140g)
light corn syrup0.25 cup (82g)
egg(room temperature)1 each (50g)
all-purpose flour2 cup (250g)
baking soda2 tsp (12g)
ground cinnamon(divided)1.5 tsp (5g)
salt0.25 tsp (1g)
confectioners' sugar0.5 cup (70g)
Total dough weight836g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
melted
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
10-12 min
Chill
60 min
Yield
~2 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 3.2. 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:Sugar1.13 (34th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar999 (93th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.20 (36th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.23 (13th percentile)
Fat %20.3 (85th percentile)
Sugar %26.5 (90th percentile)
Hydration0.20 (29th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.47

Flour:Sugar

1.13

Brown:White Sugar

999

Egg:Flour

0.20

Chocolate:Flour

0.23

Fat %

20.3

Sugar %

26.5

Flour %

29.9

Hydration

0.20