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By: Chocolate Chip Cookies « Cool Recipes to Share

Chocolate Chip Cookies « Cool Recipes to Share — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:23 +0000

[...] by familyrecipeblog One courageous blogger goes in search of the perfect chocolate chip cookie by comparing 4 famous recipes. I’ve tried a few of these, and agree that Alton Brown’s the Chewy is as close to [...]

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:54:00 +0000

My favorite chocolate chip cookie has oatmeal in it. My son hates the oatmeal. Can you tell me what I can substitute the oatmeal with?

By: magsstern

magsstern — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:03:19 +0000

Here’s another great cookie blog – I’ve baked all 4 of these here and all on this blog and had 6 taste testers and the overall winner was the Cookie Doctor recipe ( who ever thought orange and cinnamon would combine to make one killer cookie! ) – my modified Neiman Marcus Faux recipe I posted above came in second.

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2007/10/the_best_chocolate_cookie_recipe_ever_unless_1.html

By: magsstern

magsstern — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:59:26 +0000

Stupid question – do you pack the brown sugar for Alton Brown’s Chewy recipe? Doesn’t specify.

Here’s a tip for an incredibly good cookie – look up the hoax Neiman Marcus CCC ( I call it the Neiman Marcus Faux recipe ) – the one with the ground up oatmeal. Use all organic ingredients, use only 1/2 the amount of chocolate chips listed, use a high cocoa content chocolate instead of the Hersey bar ( I use Green and Black’s ), use pecans ( recipe says you can use any variety of nuts you want – but again, only 1/2 of what it says ) and ground up the nuts to a fine powder ( as close as you can get – doesn’t have to be perfect )! It will blow your mind. But don’t make them too big!

By: ashley h

ashley h — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:21:38 +0000

The Chewy (from Alton Brown) is definitely the best of the 4

By: Cookie Madness! « Cooking Devushki

Cookie Madness! « Cooking Devushki — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:46:27 +0000

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By: bridget

bridget — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:36:26 +0000

lulu – How interesting. David Lebovitz, you say? That’s a pastry chef that I trust. I’m intrigued.

By: lulu

lulu — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:12:31 +0000

here’s a new one for your obsession! i just stumbled upon your page as i have been combing the internet and books and people for the perfect chocolate chip recipe. i appreciate your devotion.
i have not yet tried this recipe, and i question the cold butter, but it’s from someone i trust, and i am curious!

Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (120 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) (115 grams) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch (1cm) pieces
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups (175 grams) all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (200 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup(130 grams) walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped

Adjust the oven rack to the top 1/3 of the oven and preheat to 300F (150C). Line three baking sheets with parchment paper.

Beat the sugars and butters together until smooth. Mix in the egg, vanilla, and baking soda. Stir together the flour and salt, then mix them into the batter. Mix in the chocolate chips and nuts.

Scoop the cookie dough into 2-tablespoon (5cm) balls and place 8 balls, spaced 4 inches (10cm) apart, on each of the baking sheets.

Bake for 18 minutes, or until pale golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Make about 20 cookies.

From The Great Book of Chocolate by David Lebovitz (Ten Speed Press, 2004) – reprinted with permission.

By: tlt

tlt — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:02:03 +0000

Have you ever added cinnamon and nutmeg to cc cookies? I never make them with out it now.

By: Vanderbilt Wife

Vanderbilt Wife — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:39:06 +0000

I would have gained at least 600 lbs. had I undertaken this project. Thanks for doing the work! I am going to try out the Alton Brown recipe, sounds good! And my DH is like a garbage disposal for cookies. He can polish off 3 dozen in a night–pretty good for a guy that weighs 130 lbs.