I adore superlative titles in recipes. The BEST BBQ sauce? There! MOST creamy mashed potatoes? I’ll try it! PERFECT chocolate chip cookies? Huzzah!
If anyone deserves to use ultimate adjectives, it’s the good folks over at Cook’s Illustrated. They will try every iteration of a recipe in order to provide you with its Platonic ideal.
Now, I usually cut corners in the kitchen. For this recipe, though, I followed every step (okay, almost every step). I’d advise you to do the same if you want these expert results.
Because you know what? THESE ARE PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. And it’s worth it.
I defy you to think otherwise.
Oh – and Happy Valentine’s!
Perfect chocolate chip cookies
Adapted respectfully from Cook’s Illustrated
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