Really f*cking good cookies.
(not my words)
A cookie is a special thing, I thought, as I pulled a sheet pan from the oven. If something bad happens, you have a cookie to forget. If something good happens, you have a cookie to celebrate. And if nothing happens, you have a cookie to make something happen.
I started baking as a young boy with my mom and was always impressed by the way she could call for ingredients without looking at a recipe, and her seemingly endless patience as I spooned dough into my mouth. But I was always more impressed with the end result; a perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookie that was universally loved.
I've taken what I learned then and have been perfecting these recipes for years, endlessly taste testing them myself and with eager friends, and I finally feel confident that this is about as good as a cookie can get.
