Name: Choco-Fiend Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients: 1 package of brownie mix (I use the 13 x 9 Betty Crocker mix); ¼ cup of white flour; 2 eggs; 3 tablespoons of water; ¼ cup oil; 1 x 11½ oz size package of chocolate morsels (I use the Nestle)

Why it works: Flour and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Choco-Fiend Chocolate Chip Cookie

Oven375°F

Time10 to 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 package of brownie mix (I use the 13 x 9 Betty Crocker mix)
¼ cup of white flour
2 eggs
3 tablespoons of water
¼ cup oil
1 x 11½ oz size package of chocolate morsels (I use the Nestle)

Directions

Prepare the dough

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
In a bowl, combine the brownie mix powder, white flour, eggs, water, and oil.
Add the liquid fudge from the brownie mix package and mix until well combined.
Add the chocolate morsels and mix again.

Bake

Lightly grease an 11 x 17 pan, place 12 to 15 cookies, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, watching the first batch to adjust time.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

807Calories

21 gProtein

29 gFat

113 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Flour + eggtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together106,462 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + chocolatetop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together8,994 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Egg + chocolatetop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,448 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

Flour and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Brownie mix: Provides the sweet, chocolatey base and most of the dough's structure and flavour.
Eggs: Bind the dough and add structure as they set in the oven.
Oil: Adds moisture and a tender, soft texture to the cookies.
White flour: Adds structure so the cookies hold their shape while baking.
Chocolate morsels: Melt during baking to give pockets of chocolate throughout each cookie.

The step that matters

Watching the first batch. Baking time varies with the oven and the dough's spread, so the first batch shows whether the 10 to 15 minute range suits your oven. Cookies pulled too late turn dry and hard as they cool.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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