Finding the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe: Round 1
30 Jan
Chocolate chip cookies are near and dear to my heart because they’re one of the first things I remember learning how to bake. And, hello, they’re delicious?
I used to follow the recipe on the back of the chocolate chip morsels bag, but within the last 5 years, I started using a variation of the chocolate chip cookie recipe from New Best Recipe. I’ve been pretty happy with it, however, the last few times I baked the recipe my results were not up to par. The cookies had way too much crunch, and sometimes were dry. So I’ve decided to start the hunt again for the perfect chocolate chip cookie.
I tackled Saveur’s recently published chocolate chip cookie recipe after seeing another food blogger have good results. Here’s a breakdown, in pros in cons.
Pros
• Tasty
• Keep well
• I like the emphasis on bittersweet chocolate
Cons
• The process of dividing the dough, chilling it, layering it with the chocolate, then rolling it out again is needlessly fussy
• The process made more of a mess within my workspace
• The recipe was lacking salt … I don’t need my cookies to be a salt lick, but even after increasing the salt from 3/4 tsp to 1 tsp, they were still a little bland
I may try the recipe again, omitting the dough prep process, and upping the salt a little more (maybe even sprinkling some sea salt on the dough before I bake it). But for now, this is not my ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Do you have a suggestion for a chocolate chip cookie recipe for me to try? Send it my way via , , or in the comments!
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/12/the-food-lab-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe.html
I LOVVVVE these. I forget the extra salt and use whatever chocolate chips I happen to have. (And also use more like 12 oz than 8 oz.)
Yes! These are definitely on my list. I think I’m also going to go through the “science of” article and follow it to make tweaks. And only 8 oz of chocolate? No way…you’re totally right with more like 12…or 16…or infinite chocolate
Don’t forget the spiced chocolate chip cookies from the con!
That’s right! Thank you for reminding me that I need to make a batch myself…but in this case, I’m actually looking for the most “traditional” best CCC recipe. Nevertheless, I need to bake up your recipe, because I remember those little cookies were heavenly