An Ode To The ‘Real’ Chocolate Chip Cookie

You might think you know what a chocolate chip cookie is

And that’s fine

But just for the record

Just for clarity’s sake…and peace too

Let me tell you what it’s not

A chocolate chip cookie is not

Crunchy or crumbly all the way through

Therefore it isn’t Maryland

Or any other brand that does the same

Whatever you may think

Nor does it come in a pack

Emblazoned in blue – ‘Famous Amos’

As Famous as that sounds

And may very well be

It isn’t a sorry excuse for a biscuit

Hard. Evenly shaped

In a sickening shade of brown

That is laced with synthetic vanillin – the fake extract

It is a cookie that barely fits in the palm of a child’s hand

But can’t be quaffed in one, two, or even three bites

It isn’t

It isn’t

It isn’t anything you thought you knew about cookies

If all you ever had was shop-bought

Those aren’t chocolate chip cookies, my friend

Even though they masquerade as such

Chocolate chip cookies are the ‘ish

As far as cookies go

They aren’t all crunch and crumbly

They are soft-centred, crunch-rimmed orbits of goodness

Made lovingly with brown butter (learn how)

They yield to soft, wobbly teeth

Studded with nuggets of goodness aka semi-sweet chocolate chips

And the barest whisper of bitter

They don’t disappoint you

In how thick they are…

Thick

Just so…thick

That teeth can sink in

Just right

They stay well mounded on the tray

And bake away into orbs of goodness

Yum

Yum

Yum

This is what chocolate chip cookies should be xxx[wpurp-searchable-recipe]An Ode To The ‘Real’ Chocolate Chip Cookie – – – [/wpurp-searchable-recipe]