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The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe by Tasty

Alvin Zhou · tasty.co · Original Recipe

There are a few crucial steps to baking the chewiest, tastiest chocolate chip cookies. First, skip using chips and opt for chunks. Second, instead of using just one type of chocolate (like semisweet),

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chewiness

3

crispiness

1

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

2

richness

3

sweetness

2

complexity

chewy

Ingredients

granulated sugar0.5 cup (100g)
brown sugar(packed)0.75 cup (105g)
salt1 tsp (3g)
unsalted butter(melted)0.5 cup (114g)
egg1 each (50g)
vanilla extract1 tsp (4g)
all-purpose flour1.25 cup (156g)
baking soda0.5 tsp (3g)
milk4 oz (113g)
dark chocolate chunk(or your preference)4 oz (113g)
Total dough weight761g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
whole
Bake Temp
350°F (177°C)
Bake Time
15-17 min
Chill
720 min
Yield
~12 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.5. 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 (37th percentile)
Flour:Sugar0.76 (7th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar1.05 (57th percentile)
Egg:Flour0.32 (70th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour0.72 (40th percentile)
Fat %14.9 (40th percentile)
Sugar %26.9 (91th percentile)
Hydration1.04 (98th percentile)
Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.38

Flour:Sugar

0.76

Brown:White Sugar

1.05

Egg:Flour

0.32

Chocolate:Flour

0.72

Fat %

14.9

Sugar %

26.9

Flour %

20.5

Hydration

1.04