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    Published: Dec 29, 2020 · Modified: Feb 14, 2021 by Julia · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

    Sourdough Starter Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Even with my sourdough discard cracker recipe, I still had too much sourdough discard on my hands. I could make biscuits, I could make waffles or pancakes, but what's something I never say no to? Chocolate chip cookies.

    How are sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies different from regular ones?

    Sourdough starters, also known as levain, are the leavening agents in beautiful loaves of sourdough bread. By using it in your chocolate chip cookies, you'll also be incorporating the acidity and sourness of a starter that is alive and well.

    Depending on how long you bake it, your cookie will have different textures. The longer you bake it, the more cake-like the sourdough chocolate chip cookie will taste. Yang described the cookie's taste as "just like your sourdough bread but with chocolate chips." However, without the crust that comes with sourdough bread, the sourdough starter gives the cookies the airiness of white bread.

    These cookies won't brown as much on top as a typical chocolate chip cookie (from my experience), but you'll know they're ready when the edges become a crispy golden brown. The cookies will seem almost too soft (and wet) as they come out of the oven, but let them sit a little longer on the baking pan and they'll continue to crisp up. The cookies will remain extremely soft when stored in an air-tight container on the counter for up to a week.

    Will the sourdough starter chocolate chip cookies actually taste like sourdough bread?

    Definitely. Sourdough starter is a fermented living organism and is the key to the sour flavor in levain bread. If you're going to use sourdough starter discard, especially from a batch that you've been feeding and nurturing on a regular schedule, it'll be quite tangy. I also have a preference towards more tangy sourdough. Your cookie will have that sourdough bread taste, but presented in a soft, air-y cookie filled with your choice of dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips.

    You'll be using unfed starter for this recipe. What does that mean? It'll be the part of the sourdough starter you would have thrown away so you will not be feeding it any flour or water before using it in this recipe.

    Looking for more sourdough discard recipes?

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    Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Soft, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookies with the bread-y goodness of sourdough bread
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 1 hour hour
    Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
    Servings 20
    Calories 191kcal
    Author Julia

    Ingredients

    • 200 grams unsalted butter softened and cubed
    • 90 grams light brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 230 grams sourdough starter discard
    • 250 grams all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
    • 6 ounces dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Place softened butter and sugar into large mixing bowl. Mix using hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed 1-2 minutes, or until butter mixture is pale yellow, light and fluffy.
    • Add in egg to creamed butter and sugar, continue to mix slowly
    • Add sourdough starter and vanilla extra
    • Mix in all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda. Use a rubber spatula to ensure that everything is evenly mixed.
    • Incorporate the chocolate chips. Cover the bowl in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour
    • Remove cookie dough from fridge and allow it come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350°F/176°C while you are waiting. Cover baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Roll 3 tablespoons of dough per cookie between your hands to create a ball. Slightly flatten on the pan.
    • Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are a golden brown. Remove from oven and let rest for at least 5 minutes on pan before moving to a cooling rack.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 191kcal

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