Category Archive for 'The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest'

The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest: Episode III

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

My elaborate plans to buy a boatload of Chinese buns after work were thwarted by these ensuing showers. Instead, I contented myself with picking up a few items from Trader Joe’s, including a package of chocolate chip cookies ($3).

After my homemade dinner of sweet and sour chicken had settled sufficiently, I unfolded the seal […]

The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest: Episode II

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

In my continuing search for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie, I stopped by the The Boston Chipyard at Faneuil Hall on the way to meet Bunches for dinner (see forthcoming post on Pizzeria Regina).
A certain purple-themed restaurant reviewer had oohed and aahed over the quality of the Chipyard’s goods and I was eager to try […]

The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie: Episode I

Monday, January 30th, 2006

The quest begins! This evening I sampled a chocolate chip cookie from Flour, the oh-so-trendy South End bakery.
My thoughts:
Chewiness: Adquately chewy but in a disconcerting clingy way; the cookie came apart in clumpy chunks each time a bit was had.
Texture: Very sweet, moist; slightly oily as if it had been taken out of […]

The First of Many Quests: The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

A very recent episode of home baking has just inspired me.
The chocolate chip cookie has always been my favorite food, consistently winning all varieties of the “if you were on a desert island…” hypotheticals. The brown sugary cookie with golden-rim edges is the perfect showcase for the ectasty-inducing morsel, the chocolate chip. […]