All the recipes by the chef Gordon Ramsay
Alright, I know, I knowwwww. Enough Chocolate Chip Cookie recipes already!
I’m sorry, I just can’t help myself!
I always find myself making them since they are my brothers favorite thing. He has come to expect them with every visit. And he visits pretty often. And I get bored doing the same recipe over and over again so I try out a new one every time he comes. The ultimate plan was to find my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie that I could put my stamp of approval on and tote as “the best”. I decided I would try 5 of the biggest favorited recipes on the web:
And now that I have officially made them all, I can tell you which has won my heart…
Cooks Illustrated PERFECT Chocolate Chip Cookie!
Talk about a flavor explosion in your mouth. These cookies use browned butter to achieve the most delicious, caramelly flavor. One bite and I was hooked.
Truth be told, I didn’t make this decision lightly either. Each cookie was really very good. And it was a real toss-up between my three favorite: NY Times (posted here), Alton’s ”The Chewy”, and CI Perfect cookie. The only reason CI won out was because of the three they were the most convenient to make (recipe using only All-purpose flour, no bread flour) and offered the greatest depth of flavor. Not to mention it uses a melted butter method rather than a creaming method, which I think is quicker and easier.
That said, you should know that the NY TIMES chocolate chip cookies are incredible in their own right. If you have the bread flour and time to let the cookie dough sit 24 hours in the fridge…. you should definitely give them a go! They are worth the time to at least experience once.
adapted from New York Times
How many chocolate chip cookie recipes does a person need? I think this may be the 5th I am sharing with you… is that excessive? Probably. But I swear it’s a totally selfless thing… I’m doing it for you really! I am determined to find the very best chocolate chip cookie recipe out there.
I’ve tried:
Hmmm, it’s probably even more terrible of me to say that I truly liked each and every one of those recipes. How cruel of me to give you so many options without giving you an ultimate winning recipe. It’s just hard to disappoint me when it comes to chocolate chip cookies. I am much more decisive in my cupcake trials (chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet).
This is a great recipe in itself though. Kind of a pain since it calls for bread flour though. Before I really truly got into baking I would have actively avoided a recipe like this simple because of that. Most people don’t keep bread flour on hand and sometimes you just have a craving for chocolate chip cookies and need to bake them NOW. This recipe wouldn’t help those people in that situation. Sure, they could go to the store to get some, but that’s pretty inconvenient when you have a craving.
I realize that I listed a cookie recipe on there that I haven’t even shared with you yet. Not very nice of me. It’s on its way though, I’ve been trying to space them out so I don’t overwhelm you all at once with 5 chocolate chip cookie recipes. I think after that I will post a nice little chocolate chip cookie comparison post for you and give you my final say on which one I rate as my #1.
adapted from Alton Brown
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