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Chocolate Chip Cookies III

A classic chocolate chip cookie made with butter, sugars, flour, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Vanilla and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,020 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Chocolate Chip Cookies III

Oven350°F

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dough

  1. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl until well combined.

  2. Mix in egg and vanilla.

  3. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix this dry mix into the wet mix.

  4. Fold in chocolate chips.

Bake and cool

  1. Scoop cookies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350°F until golden brown.

  2. Cool slightly, then remove from baking sheet. Cool fully.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

851Calories
21 gProtein
27 gFat
126 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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

Explore the science

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.

  1. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Vanilla + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,241 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Sugar + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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

Butter
Creaming with sugar traps air and gives the cookies tenderness and richness.
Flour
Forms the structure that holds the cookies together as they bake.
Egg
Binds the dough and adds moisture and structure.
Baking soda
Reacts with the dough to help it rise and brown.
White sugar
Sweetens the dough and helps create crisp edges and browning.
Brown sugar
Adds moisture and a chewier texture with deeper flavor.

The step that matters

Cream butter and sugar until well combined. Beating butter and sugar together traps air that helps the cookies rise and gives them an even, tender crumb. Under-creaming leaves a dense, uneven texture.

“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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