Comments on: cook’s illustrated’s perfect chocolate chip cookies http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:33:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kirsten http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-10011 Kirsten Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:10:18 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-10011 Wonderful cookies. Came out perfectly! Wonderful cookies. Came out perfectly!

]]> By: James http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-9801 James Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:44:14 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-9801 You should try the Brown Butter Muscovado chocolate chip cookies from Underbelly. Best I've had. Best anyone who's had them has had. You still have to separate an egg, but you get to use your stand mixer ... http://www.under-belly.org/recipes/chocolate_chip_cookies.pdf Patty, if you're getting bitter flavors, it's from over-browning the butter. You should try the Brown Butter Muscovado chocolate chip cookies from Underbelly. Best I’ve had. Best anyone who’s had them has had. You still have to separate an egg, but you get to use your stand mixer …
http://www.under-belly.org/recipes/chocolate_chip_cookies.pdf

Patty, if you’re getting bitter flavors, it’s from over-browning the butter.

]]> By: Patty http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-9799 Patty Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:08:43 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-9799 This is because you over browned the butter. I do not have a lot of experience browning butter, but from what I've read there is a fine line between when it is just right and when it is overdone. I've made this recipe 3 times and love it. I came online to find the recipe because I wanted to make them tonight and am not finding the issue where I got it from. Thank you for having it here for me! Someone else mentioned cooking because you love cooking - for the experience. I really don't like cooking. I'll never be someone who does. This recipe however is worth the time for me. When you get it right it is awesome. --------------------- They said they were looking for a “toffee” flavor which browning the butter was supposed to accomplish, but I found the taste bitter and distracting. This is because you over browned the butter. I do not have a lot of experience browning butter, but from what I’ve read there is a fine line between when it is just right and when it is overdone.

I’ve made this recipe 3 times and love it. I came online to find the recipe because I wanted to make them tonight and am not finding the issue where I got it from. Thank you for having it here for me!

Someone else mentioned cooking because you love cooking – for the experience. I really don’t like cooking. I’ll never be someone who does. This recipe however is worth the time for me. When you get it right it is awesome.
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They said they were looking for a “toffee” flavor which browning the butter was supposed to accomplish, but I found the taste bitter and distracting.

]]> By: bridget http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-9503 bridget Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:06:05 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-9503 Peter - Definitely more like an oatmeal cookie than like toffee or something. Peter – Definitely more like an oatmeal cookie than like toffee or something.

]]> By: Peter http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-9495 Peter Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:29:30 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-9495 Hi, Love your site which I found today, thanks for doing this. Can someone define chewy for me? Does that mean chewy as in a thick oatmeal cookie that you can buy in stores? Or does that mean chewy like toffee chewy, a sticky like texture that comes from caramelized sugars? Hi,

Love your site which I found today, thanks for doing this.

Can someone define chewy for me?
Does that mean chewy as in a thick oatmeal cookie that you can buy in stores?

Or does that mean chewy like toffee chewy, a sticky like texture that comes from caramelized sugars?

]]> By: bridget http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-9372 bridget Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:35:23 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-9372 julie - I just can't imagine why your dough is so dry... You used large eggs? And the right amount of butter? Did you measure the flour by volume or weight? Volume measurements can be a little inaccurate, so maybe you ended up with too much flour? I'm sorry they weren't perfect for you! julie – I just can’t imagine why your dough is so dry… You used large eggs? And the right amount of butter? Did you measure the flour by volume or weight? Volume measurements can be a little inaccurate, so maybe you ended up with too much flour? I’m sorry they weren’t perfect for you!

]]> By: julie http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-9371 julie Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:04:57 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-9371 I have the CI issue that contains this recipe. Just tried the recipe for the first time and the dough was crumbly. i think i followed the recipe correctly...? i just ended up with a big bowl of bread crumbs. anyway, i just wanted to vent. your cookies look delicious. i guess my friend will just have to get deformed cookies for his birthday. I have the CI issue that contains this recipe. Just tried the recipe for the first time and the dough was crumbly. i think i followed the recipe correctly…? i just ended up with a big bowl of bread crumbs.

anyway, i just wanted to vent. your cookies look delicious. i guess my friend will just have to get deformed cookies for his birthday.

]]> By: beatrice http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-8963 beatrice Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:37:12 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-8963 I wanted to see what others were saying about this recipe and found your site. I do agree about the taste of the dough. I have made this recipe about 10 times now and think the bigger the cookie, the better the taste and texture (although I DO agree that I prefer smaller cookies in general). I wanted to see if anybody has frozen the dough, defrosted and had good cookies. I tried this once but thought the cookies were not nearly as good- but I don't know if I messed up something in the recipe or it really was the freezing of the dough... Anyone? I wanted to see what others were saying about this recipe and found your site. I do agree about the taste of the dough. I have made this recipe about 10 times now and think the bigger the cookie, the better the taste and texture (although I DO agree that I prefer smaller cookies in general). I wanted to see if anybody has frozen the dough, defrosted and had good cookies. I tried this once but thought the cookies were not nearly as good- but I don’t know if I messed up something in the recipe or it really was the freezing of the dough… Anyone?

]]> By: Blender Benefits http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-8849 Blender Benefits Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:57:21 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-8849 Definitely trying these! Those pictures look amazing. Definitely trying these! Those pictures look amazing.

]]> By: Nickie http://www.crumblycookie.net/2009/04/04/cooks-illustrateds-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-8830 Nickie Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:48:17 +0000 http://www.crumblycookie.net/?p=2479#comment-8830 I love ccc. I have made so many different recipes in hopes of finding "the perfect ccc". My neighbor brought over some ccc and told me that they were the CI's recipe and they were delicious! I googled "CI"s ccc" and found your site. I made the cookies as directed but I did add some finely grounded oatmeal (my kids don't like the texture of oatmeal so I have to grind them up! And no I did not adjust any of the ingredients). I took my time and melted the butter, which smelled amazing! I baked half the batch and rolled the other batch into small balls and froze them. The fresh batch came out great! The flavor is wonderful. The texture was perfect. Soon enough the batch of ccc was gone. Few days later I took the frozen batch and stuck them in the fridge to thaw out. Once they were thawed I flattened the balls out with my palm and stuck them in the oven. I nearly melted to my knees when I tasted my first cookie. It was spectacular! For some reason it came out better then the fresh batch. Could it be that the mixture needed to settle and the butter back to a solid? Who knows! But thank you so much for this amazing recipe. I will be baking a double batch, rolling them into balls and freezing them for a quick snack. Yes it did take time to make the cookies but it was so worth every minute. I will never make another ccc recipe again. I have found THE ONE. For those who are curious, the oatmeal made it a little bit more.... hmmmm...... what's the word.... thicker... firmer? It wasn't as flat as what some has described. Nor was it oily. Perfect is what comes to mind. Thanks again Bridget. I love ccc. I have made so many different recipes in hopes of finding “the perfect ccc”. My neighbor brought over some ccc and told me that they were the CI’s recipe and they were delicious! I googled “CI”s ccc” and found your site. I made the cookies as directed but I did add some finely grounded oatmeal (my kids don’t like the texture of oatmeal so I have to grind them up! And no I did not adjust any of the ingredients). I took my time and melted the butter, which smelled amazing! I baked half the batch and rolled the other batch into small balls and froze them. The fresh batch came out great! The flavor is wonderful. The texture was perfect. Soon enough the batch of ccc was gone. Few days later I took the frozen batch and stuck them in the fridge to thaw out. Once they were thawed I flattened the balls out with my palm and stuck them in the oven. I nearly melted to my knees when I tasted my first cookie. It was spectacular! For some reason it came out better then the fresh batch. Could it be that the mixture needed to settle and the butter back to a solid? Who knows! But thank you so much for this amazing recipe. I will be baking a double batch, rolling them into balls and freezing them for a quick snack. Yes it did take time to make the cookies but it was so worth every minute. I will never make another ccc recipe again. I have found THE ONE.
For those who are curious, the oatmeal made it a little bit more…. hmmmm…… what’s the word…. thicker… firmer? It wasn’t as flat as what some has described. Nor was it oily. Perfect is what comes to mind.
Thanks again Bridget.

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