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Apparently We Caused a Cookie Run...

Well I went to my local location here in the UK and big disappointment no cookie and according to their website the UK stores dont even sell a choc chip cookie!! Not Fair :(

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Thats me off to Pret on my lunch break tomorrow, I would never think to go there for a cookie lets just hope its the same here in the UK as in NYC

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From Serious Eats: New York

Apparently We Caused a Cookie Run...

Well I went to my local location here in the UK and big disappointment no cookie and according to their website the UK stores dont even sell a choc chip cookie!! Not Fair :(

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Thats me off to Pret on my lunch break tomorrow, I would never think to go there for a cookie lets just hope its the same here in the UK as in NYC

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Given that half the cookies in NYC seem to be baked below Union Sq, good luck!

I have no idea if it's the BEST, but you have to include Insomnia Cookies.
This bastion of cookies for the NYU crowd (and anyone else in a 3 mile radius), are delectable. And (I think) it's the only purveyor that does nothing BUT cookies. Whenever I brought them into work, it caused a scene like the bridal gown sale at Filene's.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Ditto on Jack's. My daughter used to work there and couldn't get the recipe. Top secret. But I'm sure they have lots of coffee. I think they might actually contain ground coffee beans. Sometimes they're too raw (because the staff bakes them in a toaster oven and lack consistent timing) but they're usually very good. Jacques Torres is still the winner.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

When you get to the downtown edition, the chocolate chip cookies from Jack's Stir Brew coffee are a must-try. I go to the location on Front Street by the Seaport. They are crisp on the edges, have a ton of chocolate, are slightly underbaked to ensure a gooey center, and have a deep, almost, caramel-like, burnt suger / brown butter bass note to them. I keep begging the staff to give me the recipe, but rumor has it that only Jack's aunt knows the recipe. She makes the batter, delivers it to the store, and the staff only bakes off the cookies to keep the recipe secret.

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

City Bakery's cookies aren't for the serious cookie lover. They're mealy, the chocolate isn't good, they're burnt and thin, there's really just not much to like about them.

FYI, Pret at Maiden Lane sold out of cookies this afternoon.

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

I am eating a Pret cookie right now and it is good but needs some more salt. I think the success of this cookie resides on the fact it is in a heated case (though that doesn't explain that it is still good when it cools down after being brought to the SE office). CURSES! What have they done to this cooooooooooookie to make it good. And this thing is 300 calories too. I wish they hadn't told me.

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Yeah, you know lately i've been noticing the city bakery cookie going downhill. Along with other things..the food is getting old and tired. I hear this place has dodgy management..As far as i've been able to tell lately, the rumors are proving true..coming to the surface in the form of an overpriced, overhyped, pretentious product. :(

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Mmmm... just had a Pret Cookie, lush chocolate and slightly soft dough. It is durned good. Just slightly sweet and a crisp "crust."

On to City Bakery!

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

wow, lotta CB haters. i'm still a fan, maybe your burnt is my crunchy.

petrossian has a good one too though, i have to agree with that.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Not to be too harsh but I always thought City Bakery Chocolate Chip cookies tasted like stinky feet smell.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

@hightemp: Interesting. For the record, ours came from 37th and 7th.

That's part of the reason we wanted a two-round taste test. If a cookie isn't consistent, multiple tastings put them at a disadvantage. The best cookie is not only fantastic on first tasting, but fantastic on a return visit. We'll see how Pret fares in the finals!

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

SO... against my better judgement...but following your lead.... I went over to Pret today. There must me some location specific magic happening because the cookie I got tasted no better than the toll house cookie rolls you buy at Gristedes and cook at home....right down to the slightly artificial preservative taste.

I'm still waiting for Jacques Torres to show up (Outer Borough I guess) and Le Pain Quotidien.

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Stone, this tasting is Midtown down to 14th street, I expect a Downtown installment soon!

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

whoa this is a total scandal. i will have to try this pret cookie because i really can't believe that it would be particularly great.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

City Bakery will always own a piece of my heart. But they suffer from major inconsistency.

But Petrossian, there's a whopper that never disappoints.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

Thanks for trying Times Square Hot Bagels. Totally unfortunate that they were stale. I admit, they tend to be that way when you get them at the store (which is how most people would think to get them). When they're catered, they're moist and chewy.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

the first time i got a city bakery chocolate chip cookie, it was so badly burnt i wasn't able to bite into it. when i told them it was inedible, they gave me another (only slightly less burnt) one. maybe it was a really off-day, but i haven't wanted to subject my teeth to that again.

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

The Roasting plant!!! HELLO!!!!!! Greenwich st at west 10th right next to bone lIck park BBQ.....BEST choc chip inthe city....buttery, slightly chewy and tender...mmmmmm

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

I totally agree about the City Bakery cookies. The only one I tried had a horribly rancid taste, & I couldn't finish it. If only they'd bring back their delicious apple miso dessert ...

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

I threw away the last cookies I bought at City. They were burned on the edges and completely raw in the center, but the worst part was that they had an "off"taste, as if they'd been baked in an oven along with savory items.
I can't wait to try Pret. I know Claudia Fleming was a consultant there for awhile after Gramercy. Maybe they used her recipe.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

this is... I can't... city bakery... best cookies... I need a minute. no one can accuse you guys of playing favorites, that is for sure!

I have to ask: which Pret did you guys go to? Do you think the quality could vary from Pret to Pret? That could be an issue, since there are approximately 2,000 within walking distance of my office.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

what an upset! i would love to see pret's choc chip cookie sales for today compared to the daily average. how many SE: NY readers returned from lunch today wiping chocolatey crumbs off of their face?

From Serious Eats: New York

Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship: The Midtown(ish) Edition

I always thought that I was the odd one out because I never got the appeal of City Bakery cookies. Vindication! I think Nana's Treats has the best cookies in the area. NOM.

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Favorite foods: Sugar and anything with it in - I have a pretty strong sweet tooth especially fond of macarons, cupcakes and cookies . Lover of peanut flavored things as well. My favourite meal is my dads Thai curry

Last bite on earth: I have absolutely no idea what I would choose