February 16, 2010

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Now Hype Free

The most difficult choice when making chocolate chips cookies used to be with nuts or not. I always opted for not. Nowadays you've got so many decisions to make- semisweet, bittersweet, cocoa percentages, brown sugar, browned butter, to refrigerate or not, if so then for how long. Truly I find it exhausting. Do we really need all these criteria to come between us and a warm chocolate chip cookie in our hands? I think not, and it seems like Dorie Greenspan agrees.
This weeks TWD is My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies and they live up to their name. No fancy ingredients, no chilling periods, just mix, scoop and bake.
Thanks Kait for your pick this week and thanks to Dorie keeping it real with a simple rendition of a classic favorite.

9 comments:

Hindy said...

Agreed. Simple is best. We loved these too. Your photo is great!

Bella Baker said...

your cookies look amazing! I loved these too. No fuss, just a delicious chocolate chip cookie!

Flourchild said...

I gotta have my nuts! Your cookies look so good!

Mary said...

I agree--chocolate chip cookies should be easy. Yours look fantastic! I enjoyed these, but I put pecans in.

Linda said...

Who would have guessed that the humble chocolate chip cookie has gone designer on us. I totally agree with you...keep it simple!

Susan said...

I'm with you...keep it simple. Those always seem to be the best. These were too thin for me, but yours look great!

Liz said...

I'm a traditionalist, too! Sometimes I add nuts but that's about as crazy as I get. Glad you loved them.

Teanna DiMicco said...

I'm a no nuts in my cookies type of girl! Simple is the best! Gorgeous cookies!

Valerie Gamine said...

These were not my favourite chocolate chip cookies but they were nice and easy.
I like your blog! I really need to get out more. There are so many TWD bakers I have left to visit. :>