Episode 01: Chocolate chip cookies: Decoding the perfect cookie for home cooking

Sonya’s quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie led her on a 10-year journey of tasting, testing, and asking hundreds of questions all in the name of creating her ideal version of America’s most iconic cookie. In this episode, we examine the ingredients that make a great chocolate chip cookie, delving into specifics about butter, chocolate, and more. Sonya reveals details about the many chocolate chip cookies that she loved before creating her ultimate recipe for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Kari confesses that she prefers to eat her cookies frozen and that her freezer is stocked with cookies of all kinds, including the colorful boxes sold by enthusiastic young girl scouts. Our conversation explores a spectrum of cookie making and eating that’s sure to leave you with a serious craving for your perfect version of a chocolate chip cookie! Links to some of our favorite recipes: Bon Appetit ’s Brown Butter and Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies Christina Tosi’s (of Milk Bar) famous chocolate chip cookie with non-fat milk powder America’s Test Kitchen self-proclaimed, perfect chocolate chip cookie Sonya’s Chocolate Tahini Chocolate Chunk Cookie Alison Roman’s Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread