Here in the heart of college basketball country, we’re all about some March Madness, a good tournament bracket, and some Cinderella upsets, but as you know, I’m also all about a good chocolate chip cookie recipe. So, I’ve been back in the kitchen and am excited to announce that there will be chocolate chip cookie March Madness, take two, coming to you soon! Now, we won’t be going crazy with 64 varieties, but I have about eight different types of dough prepped in my freezer right now, ready to fight for the championship spot.
Since the last chocolate chip cookie March madness a few years ago, a few new and Instagram-popular chocolate chip cookies have come out. I added the new recipes to the tournament and I’m excited to see how they stack up! I think it is so interesting to see how small changes in measurements, ratios, and ingredients can make a big difference in how the final cookie looks and tastes. As I write this, I also realize just how much of a baking nerd I am, but I haven’t heard any complaints yet from this experiment ;)
The perfect chocolate chip cookie is absolutely subjective, so I’m roping in some of my friends, family, and coworkers to be the referees in each match up. We’ll be doing the judging over the next couple of weeks, then I’ll report back with the final results and which cookies you shouldn’t miss! Until then, consider this “selection Monday” for chocolate chip cookie March madness and take a look at the cookie recipes we’ll be testing below, or follow along and bake some of them with us. Be sure to tell me what you think in the comments if you do make any of the recipes!
The current lineup, in no particular order:
- Hope’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pan-banging Chocolate Chip Cookies by Sarah Kieffer of The Vanilla Bean Blog
- Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies by Alison Roman of Bon Appétit
- Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies from Cook’s Illustrated Baking Book
- Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies from Milk Bar Bakery
- New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies by Jacques Torres
- Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies by Ashley Rodriguez of Not Without Salt
- Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies by Tess Arias of Handle the Heat
If I make more, these are play-in favorites:
- My family’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- The Best Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies by Lindsay Ostrom of Pinch of Yum
- Chocolate Chip Cookies by Tara O’Brady of Apartment 2B Baking Co. Blog
- Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Alison Roman of Bon Appétit (yes, another Alison Roman recipe)
- Spelt Chocolate Chip Cookies by Thalia Ho of Butter and Brioche (recipe converted to US units and slightly altered here)
- Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies from Levain Bakery
- Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies by Joy the Baker of Joy the Baker Blog
- “The Best” Chocolate Chip Cookies by Ali Martin of Gimme Some Oven
Looking for more cookie recipes? Check out the cookie recipe archive! This blog isn’t called “Pass the Cookies” for nothing ;)
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