I have this love and hate relationship with food, especially junk food. You know these are bad for you but you still eat it anyway?! There’s just this something in junk foods that’s so hard to resist and turn your back on! Hmph! It is usually in these situations that I can so relate with an old saying by the elders, “I’d rather die happy and full, than hungry and be missing out on all those delicious foods!”.
Recently, I’m in search for the best and most gooey chocolate chip cookies in town. Best in my definition is not too sweet, chewy and soft, and the chocolates are gooey and melty even when the cookies have been aired out for sometime. I’ve been trying to recreate these in my kitchen, as well. I’ve tested out different things, from copycat recipes (like the Levain chocolate chip cookies, famous in NYC or that of Solenn Heussaff’s version), procedures, to 2 eggs or 1 egg + 1 egg yolk. Still, I haven’t achieved that perfect chocolate chip cookie in my definition. I have perfected the taste to my liking, as well as the rustic look of the cookie (sorry, I don’t like my cookies shaped perfectly); it’s in having the chocolates gooey and melty that still remains a puzzle to me. I’m thinking, it has something to do with the right chocolate chip/bar to use.
As I’m still in the testing out stage of perfecting my version of the chocolate chip cookies, why not go in search for the best cookies in town to have my cookie fix? 🙂 After all, you can’t go wrong with having a cookie from time to time, right? Or of having too much cookie – is that even an issue?
Anyway, in my quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie, I’ve narrowed it down to 2 bakers – Inglorious cookies and Tati’s Cookies. I like that the cookies from both bakers have the rustic look and not the perfectly shaped one; and they have the small and big versions of the cookies. Both bakers have social media presence, so it’s easier to locate them and look at their offerings. Inglorious cookies have pop-up stores already, 1 in Robinson’s Galleria and another in Ayala Malls Central Bloc. Tati’s Cookies, however, doesn’t have one and you’ll have to order in advance, I think 2 days prior. Prices of the cookies from both bakers are just about right, not too pricey.
Between these 2 bakers, I’d go for Tati’s cookies though. Hence, the collage above. I got the 2 variants – Dark Chocolate Chip with Walnut and Double Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies. The cookies are not too sweet which I so love; it’s super chewy and gooey, and it was able to maintain its chewiness and gooeyness even after 2-3 days of opening and stored at room temperature. I know! It’s amazing, right?! The cookies are overwhelmingly big too, I can’t finish one cookie in one sitting even when paired with coffee. But, I might be ordering these again soon if I’m still unable to perfect my version. 😛
Do let me know your thoughts on where to buy the perfect chocolate chip/bar to use in baking and what brand or type of chocolate. I believe this is the key to achieving perfection! 🙂
SingleBakedMiss by KiaraC 