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Hey friends❣️

Everybody, and I mean everybody, should know how to make a great chocolate chip cookie. But what that looks like depends on who you talk to.

Some appreciate a soft pillowy chocolate chip cookie, others crave the classic big-as-your-hand version. I happen to love chocolate chip cookies in bar form.

And my absolute favorite is baked up in a mug!​

But it turns out lots of you really really love a thin and crispy cookie...

​Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies​

➡ These are perfect and way better than Tate’s.

➡ Sue. I just deleted every other chocolate chip cookie from my pinterest!

➡ Best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever!!

➡ I searched high and low for this recipe. I have now made it 4x in 4 weeks. They are gone in 2 days!

➡ I’ve made this recipe twice now and I’m honestly HOOKED.

More thin & crispies~

  1. ​Double Chocolate Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies​
  2. ​Thin and Crispy Sugar Cookies​

The best baking sheet for cookies

You might be surprised to hear that I consider cookies to be the trickiest of all baking projects. Their small size means that any little variation can afffect the outcome. It's very hard to write a rock solid cookie recipe because of this.

When it comes to sheet pans for cookie baking I've settled on just one that works the best for me.

  • sturdy, light-colored aluminum for even, predictable baking and browning
  • not insulated so the dough gets direct heat and spreads and sets normally
  • not nonstick so there’s no dark coating changing the bake, and no coating to scratch off
  • a true half-sheet size so it works for everything from cookies to roasting, bars, and sheet cakes

​Nordic Ware aluminum half sheets​

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"Another winning recipe! This will be my go to roast chicken recipe. Made as written (oh, without the butter) & it was moist, delicious & fragrant."

~ LAURIE

My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun.

~ see you at the table!

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