When I was around 8 years old, my grandma and I spent a whole afternoon attempting to create the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. After hours and hours of writing and erasing and experimenting with various ingredients and quantities, we did it. Our final batch of cookies came out perfect. I proudly held my little hand-written recipe in my hand, and then I happened to glance at the bag of Nestle Toll House chocolate chips. Printed on the back of the bag was the exact same recipe typed out word-for-word. We had accidentally rediscovered the most famous cookie recipe in America.
My grandma and I still laugh about our famous recipe, but after we realized it wasn't our original idea, we lost interest in making chocolate chip cookies that way. For years now, I've conducted my own kitchen experiments in an effort to find a way to make cookies that, in the very least, cannot be found on the back of a bag of chocolate. And, well, I think I've finally done it.
bon appetit
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