Your history with chocolate chip cookies sounds very similar to mine, though my mom didn't make them as often as yours. But that Toll House recipe on curled up plastic, cut off the bag, was always close at hand. Our cookies were stored in those ubiquitous burnt orange round Tupperware with the ridged lids - my dad and his girlfriend still use them.
Many years ago, I landed on the 1997 edition of Joy of Cooking chocolate chip cookie recipe. During the height of the pandemic, it was a recipe I memorized. I can't find a link to the exact recipe, so I took a photo and typed out the full recipe, along with my notes.
To add another variable, my sister gave me fresh flour from a mill outside of Chicago. Batter had unexpected texture and color, and I anticipated tossing the batch. However, it made the most phenomenal chocolate chip cookies! Indeed, a future science project.
Your history with chocolate chip cookies sounds very similar to mine, though my mom didn't make them as often as yours. But that Toll House recipe on curled up plastic, cut off the bag, was always close at hand. Our cookies were stored in those ubiquitous burnt orange round Tupperware with the ridged lids - my dad and his girlfriend still use them.
Many years ago, I landed on the 1997 edition of Joy of Cooking chocolate chip cookie recipe. During the height of the pandemic, it was a recipe I memorized. I can't find a link to the exact recipe, so I took a photo and typed out the full recipe, along with my notes.
Photo from book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DUC6uvrSlXfSNKA0LTeR0cbZUZDtQJmF/view?usp=sharing
Full recipe with notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M_Epte8Nwb94kIyq3molkzwY1HdbcDvC2JMbxsSvQuo/edit?usp=sharing
To add another variable, my sister gave me fresh flour from a mill outside of Chicago. Batter had unexpected texture and color, and I anticipated tossing the batch. However, it made the most phenomenal chocolate chip cookies! Indeed, a future science project.
Looks like from the photos you're already tracking the Alison Roman shortbread chocolate chunk cookies. Always a good contender. Another one to give strong consideration is Ravneet Gill's Perfect Chocolate Chip cookies: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021435-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies
Wow, my head is spinning👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰
oooh can you throw a "savory" cookie into the bracket?
Love Labhco's Moroccan-Spiced Sweet Potato Miso Chocolate Chunk Cookies
https://www.lahbco.com/desserts/sweetpotatomisochocolatechipcookies
I also want someone to try these (soy sauce? peppercorns? bay leaves?) and report back
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024097-adobo-chocolate-chip-cookies?unlocked_article_code=kQUHnO-Zd2tQwQNpvomFUKyVTzs2s4utDGjTzZXjPRfi-5z4JxwhtPSZB5NmC4GBRd5JD8Vhv7tSz4Sxm8St3wkSWpwaQ2fIC0eYoN3I0y_GQ2nOeOMKRTgJaBMWnXB0ESvAz4qhG9nhFj_P1Z4wVSMBx7tfvfreFrJwy-LiSnEE55uIvUA4AJgGuSjob_tEJV6BYxz6wWansfAzK73hY1avm5pO0nx4a-a6BLBiO2r5jJ-cEdRZNHmn6S2Vjo4U87ujI1m9LrCAmN6k_qXc_m2Kv4oVVHyv7MVU1lx65aLGSh3pvMetif6mSy38mJhUNiaiyFaOHtjmBDmsYZ1n-VU&smid=share-url
Yesss I think the bracket absolutely needs a savory cookie (or two?! should I go wild?)
These 🤤 https://lillieeatsandtells.com/my-favorite-chocolate-chip-cookies/#wprm-recipe-container-1546