This week Kait of Kait's Plate chose Dorie's My best Chocolate Chip Cookies. With a name like that I had high expectations! Unfortunately these fell a little short. Or is that flat?I made half the recipe and got 22 flat-as-a-pancake cookies. They somehow managed to be crumbly, crunchy and cakey all at once. I used dark brown sugar which gave them good colour. I also used an entire block of Whittaker's dark chocolate. So I can't figure out where these went wrong and why I didn't love them!
My ultimate chocolate chip cookie is a bit chunky, crunchy around the edges, chewy in the middle, studded with chocolate rather than filled with it, has peanuts for extra texture and a slight hint of caramel. If you know of a recipe like that please let me know :)
Thanks for an interesting pick this week Kait. I'm sorry to say these weren't a success for me but I know lots of people loved them! You can find the recipe on Kait's blog.
Your cookie looks delicious, even if it didn't measure up to your favourite recipe.
ReplyDeleteWho took the big bite out of my cookie?
ReplyDeleteYour photo looks right out of a great party! I made the peanut butter variation and they were fluffier.
ReplyDeleteSorry you didn't like them. They sure look good!
ReplyDeleteThey look amazing! Mine were much flatter, but chewy. Weird, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteYou should see mine if you want to see flat cookies! Yours look great to me. :)
ReplyDeleteI think I know the cookie you want...it's the Cook's Illustrated CCC. I have a link to them in my post...try them, I think the caramel flavor will come through for you (you can always add peanuts!)
ReplyDeleteYou did nothing wrong, everyone got a cookie like this one. Still, it looks absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteSo tempting and delicious!Cant wait to try and taste it out..Wonderful complement to me..
ReplyDeletePancake cookies MAY be the next big thing. Never know.
ReplyDeleteWeren't my favorite either. Like chewy.
Love the presentation,
I thought they were a tad too thin as well. Yours do look good, though.
ReplyDeleteI just tried the Cook's Illustrated version that someone posted a link to in the TWD P&Q (your have to register at the site, but it's free). They were very good and met most of your criteria, except they weren't chunky per se. They weren't flat, though.