In American food culture, there are few things as treasured as the chocolate chip cookie. From the time we are children, we are conditioned to respond to the smell of them in the oven, to the sight of them on a plate on the dining room table. They represent mom, grandma, home, family, holidays, late night parties with the girls, trips home from college; basically everything that is good and right in the world.
What is it we find so special about the combination of sugar cookie and chocolate? Most people don't even use a premium chocolate, just good ol' semi-sweet chocolate chips- name brand, generic, doesn't matter. There is a flavor profile to a chocolate chip cookie that is integral to American taste.
The perfect cookie--is it chewy? Is it crunchy? I think it's a combination of both. There should be a crunchy ridge of cookie around the edge, followed by the soft and chewy goodness in the center. Not too cakey. There should be an even and generous distribution of chocolate chips.
As for a recipe...I have one for the perfect chocolate chip cookie....but, sssshhhhhh... it's a secret.
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