Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

[Anonymous]

I am looking for a stellar chocolate chip cookie recipe. I am looking for something a bit chewier than Tate's. Anyone?

[Anonymous]

I have always been and still am an avid fan of the recipe on the Nestle's Tollhouse chips bag. I sometimes substitute Ghiradelli's and usually add M&M's, but that's still a long-time favorite recipe.

[Anonymous]

I love the one in the Silver Palate cookbook!

[Anonymous]

I like Smitten Kitchen's Our favorite chocolate chip cookie. I use baking powder instead of baking soda because I like them a little puffed and chewy rather than lacy/crisp. And refrigerate the dough for 24 hours beforehand.

[Anonymous]

What does refrigerating the dough do?

I like recipes that use half flour, half ground oatmeal.

[Anonymous]

Ny times has a great recipe...just use a scale.

[Anonymous]

Great link explaining all of the ingredients and what happens when you use melted butter instead of creamed butter, adding baking powder, etc.

http://bakerbettie.com/2012/02/11/the-science-of-the-chocolate-chip-cookie/

[Anonymous]

I like Nick Malgieri's recipe from his cookbook Cookies Unlimited. Instead of using just semisweet chocolate, however, I use a mix of semisweet, milk chocolate, and white chocolate, usually in the form of the Ghiradelli bars chopped up (1 each). In fact, I was just going to make some this afternoon. I love cookies.

[Anonymous]

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/best-big-fat-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie/detail.aspx

yum

[Anonymous]

This is my favorite for chewy cookies:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/the-chewy-recipe/index.html

I think the secret is using bread flour, and the number of eggs.

[Anonymous]

The best one I've tried is from Cook's Illustrated.

[Anonymous]

Go to joy the baker's blog. She went and made the different ones being touted and gives a great honest review (chewy vs. crispy, etc.). I love a soft cookie so I went with the Alton Brown recipe (melted butter!) and it's my favorite to date. You also can't go wrong with Smitten Kitchen. They rock!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best one I've tried is from Cook's Illustrated.

Yes! The Perfect Chocolate Chip cookie with browned butter. So chewy and caramelly-tasting. You can probably find the recipe on a blog somewhere and not have to pay for a subscription.

[Anonymous]

I use David Lebovitz's recipe. It is the best!
http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/cakes-baking/david-lebovitz-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/
You have to use high-quality chocolate though - that makes all the difference. And err on the side of under-baking the cookies if you want them chewy.

[Anonymous]

Garrett McCord from simplyrecipes.com is a baking genius. All of his recipes are stellar.