The best cookies don't use chocolate chips, but chopped chocolate. I guess Chopped Chocolate cookie doesn't have the same ring to it!
I find that using a mix of white and brown sugar and aging the dough in the fridge make the biggest difference in terms of the finished result. I form the dough into logs and chill; slice off 3/4" thick slices to bake. A sprinkle of good flaky salt on each cookie really makes the flavors pop too.

Nestle tollhouse. Are they the best ever? Maybe not. But when weighing how much of a PIA you want making chocolate cookies to be, I don’t feel like 24 hr dough or browning butter, or any other complicated extras to elevated flavor are worth the extra effort. Tollhouse recipe is great and can be made on a whim when you are wanting chocolate chip cookies.

Anonymous wrote:The NY Times recipe is hands down the best I’ve ever made. You have to follow the directions. No shortcuts. Here’s a link to it so that you don’t have to go thru the paid site:
https://www.mybakingaddiction.com/new-york-times-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/

Love this recipe… it’s slightly cheatable , imo, with just as good results. It hand mixes beautifully, as long as the butter is soft. You can also gently incorporate the baking powder into the flour on top of the wet ingredients before mixing to just dirty one bowl. Finally, you can easily make half size cookies for a non giant portion. Just don’t overmix or skip the chilling, and you have a dependable chewy crisp cookie.

The oatmeal cookie recipe from the lid of the Quaker Oats, but with chocolate chips instead of raisins.

The NYT ones linked above. You really can use all all purpose flour but you must let dough chill for a long time.

Whatever you go with, the trick is to let the dough chill for a day in the fridge. It really elevates the flavor.

Nestle's Toll House is always enjoyed, but during 2020 lockdowns, we made the below in a head-to-head competition with Nestle's, delivered them to all our neighbors, and asked for votes. BA Brown Butter by a landslide.

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-chocolate-chip-cookies

https://joythebaker.com/2021/04/dads-very-best-browned-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/

The brown butter is just…amazing

Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Plus a little salt on top to bring out all the flavors. These are the best CCC!

https://savorysweetlife.com/alices-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/

the one on the back of Nestle's chocolate chip bag.
Better still, use salted caramel chips. If you can find some.

The NY Times recipe is hands down the best I’ve ever made. You have to follow the directions. No shortcuts. Here’s a link to it so that you don’t have to go thru the paid site:
https://www.mybakingaddiction.com/new-york-times-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/

My favorite and they are easy to mix up without a mixer!

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/

The Unix chocolate chip cookie recipe:

https://www.cookiemadness.net/2009/12/24/ultimate-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/

Refrigerating for at least several hours, if you can't do that overnight, really helps.

This is my favorite recipe! I add slightly fewer chocolate chips, because these really do come out extra chocolately as written.

https://butternutbakeryblog.com/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/

What’s your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe? I’m looking for a good one!

Thanks!