Friday, May 27, 2011

Sweets for a Saturday #19

Talk about sweet weeks. I've been in the kitchen this week trying one chocolate chip cookie recipe after another. Yes, I've decided to embark upon the Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Quest of 2011 to finally find out, once and for all, which is the BEST recipe out there (as of this post I've got six down, a seventh ready to be baked, and about 5-6 more to go). It's a "tough" job tasting all those cookies, but someone's gotta do it. All the recipes, along with all my thoughts and notes on them (and a comparison between them all), will be posted throughout the month of June, so stay tuned! You won't want to miss this.

That said, if any of you have what you think is the ULTIMATE must-try chocolate chip cookie recipe, please share (either by including the recipe or a link to your cookie post in the comments section). Your fave recipe may already be on my list, but I'd love to see how yours turned out (just so I can have a comparison when I make mine). If your recipe isn't on my list, I may not have a chance to make it, but I'll definitely keep it on hand to make in the future (once the present cookie coma has worn off).

Okay, now that I'm done plugging that, here's your Top 5 from last week's Sweets for a Saturday:

1. Buttermilk Pancakes w/ Maple Syrup - Catalina Bakes



2. Chocolate Crunch Brownies - A Well-Seasoned Life



3. Reese's Cheesecake - My Sweet Creations



4. Easy Caramel Sauce - Happy Home Blog



5. Homemade Pop-Tarts - My Sweet Creations



The Rules:
  1. Please link up to the URL of your post, not the URL of your main blog. When it asks for "Name", type in the name of your treat.
  2. Please leave a link back to this post in your post or Grab My Button.
  3. Share your delicious sweets from this week. If you've made more than one during the week, feel free to link them all up.
  4. Leave me a comment telling me that you've linked up.
  5. Please visit at least two others and comment on their wonderful additions to this party.


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Grab This Widget Posted by Lisa at 3:00 PM
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49 comments:

  1. Hi Lisa

    I posted my link for a quick and easy, melt and mix chocolate chunk cookie. No need to beat butter and sugar. Just whack it all together. AND no use pussy footing around with choc chips. I go the whole hog and use chocolate chunks. The only way to go!

    Have a great weekend!

    Anne @ Domesblissity

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  2. Hi Lisa! Hah, I always claim I've found the best chocolate chip recipe and then keep trying more anyways. Looking forward to your results!

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  3. I love your quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie and look forward to reading about it! Happy Memorial Day Weekend:@)

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  4. So happy to be in the top again. This week, I've added a recipe that I first saw here on Lisa's blog, Condensed Milk Pound Cake.

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  5. Hi Lisa! Can't wait to see all those chocolate chip cookie recipes. They're the first thing I crave when I want something sweet - yum! We've linked up our Rhubarb Compote with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and our Strawberry Meringue Pie. Thanks for hosting and have a great weekend! - Cares

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  6. I linked Browned Butter Banana Cake with Butterscotch Chips and Diamond-Edged Butter Cookies - thanks! For chocolate chip cookies, I like Alton Brown's chocolate chip cookie recipe - on my blog, I made it with browned butter.

    http://pastrychefbaking.blogspot.com/2011/04/alton-browns-chocolate-chip-cookiessort.html

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  7. I have a tiny little "problem" with cookie dough so your quest would be hard for me to get those cookies baked!

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  8. I always look forward to this post! I shared my recipe for lemon-filled chocolate cupcakes.

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  10. thanks Lisa. The hostess with the mostess!

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  11. Good luck on your chocolate chip cookie quest. :) I linked up some Candy Bar Brownies and Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Thanks for hosting. Have a great weekend.

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  12. Excited for the cookie comparisons! Linked up! :)

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  13. I went on the chocolate chip cookie quest about a year and a half ago, went through a lot of recipes and found one that I liked more than the others, but not THE cookie. A few months ago I decided to give the NYT chocolate chip cookie recipe a go-I have to say I was very very impressed! I think it is my favorite right now! The big catch for me though was that I wanted something that didn't require anything special that I don't always have on hand-like turbinado sugar that was in some of the recipes I tried. The NYT recipe calls for cake flour and bread flour which I don't always have, but I have found that it is *almost* as amazing with all purpose flour, using 2 3/4+2/3 c all purpose flour instead of the cake and bread flour combo. I became a fan of the sea salt on cookies about a year ago, so the fact that this recipe included that as well was definitely appealing to me. If you haven't tried that recipe yet, give it a shot!

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  14. I'm loving that Caramel Sauce!!! I can't wait for the cooking comparison, make sure you check out my awesome possum Chocolate Chip Cookies :)

    http://www.catzinthekitchen.biz/2011/05/my-mommas-version-of-chocolate-chip.html

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  15. I can't wait to hear about your cookies. We've got a couple amazing ones. Check them out: 1. http://tastycheapskate.blogspot.com/2010/12/kips-chocolate-and-m-cookies-christmas.html 2. http://tastycheapskate.blogspot.com/2011/02/jeans-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

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  16. Can't wait for your chocolate chip cookie comparison! I have been wanting to do this myself! Here's one to throw in the mix just in case :)

    http://cookinchemist.blogspot.com/2011/03/top-chef-just-desserts-chocolate-chip.html

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  17. Wow! I was so surprised when you told me I was in the top 5! Thank you all and I'm really very happy you liked the pancakes :D Btw, my tips for perfect choc chip cookie - Toll House recipe + refrigerate the dough for 36 hours prior to baking :)

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  18. Thanks for hosting.I brought my Buttery Bar.Have a great weekend

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  20. Thank you for hosting. I’m a follower, and this hop is found on a page on my site that lists more than 250 hops, memes, and photo challenges… some for each day of the week. Check under the header for the link to that page. I’ve also just started a BlogFrog community that focuses on hops, carnivals, memes, and photo challenges. Go to http://theblogfrog.com/1504201 to visit & participate.
    I hope you’ll visit me soon. I follow back!
    NCSue

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  21. I would love a job taste-testing chocolate chip cookies! I have linked up the Devil's Food Cake & Frosting recipes.

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  22. Hi Lisa I linked up a Banana pecan filled cupcake with cream cheese icing. Also going to give you my Chocolate chip cookie recipe that you can add to your collection
    http://thewednesdaybaker.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-mothers-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
    I have made the NYT cookie and they are wonderful but a little more time involved and ingredients. If on the quest I would suggest you make them. Thank you for another week of goodies from blog land and have a great weekend.
    Andi

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  23. I'm linking up for the first time. Can't wait to check out some of these scrumptious looking recipes. Thanks for hosting! Have a blessed weekend.

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  24. thanks for stopping by my blog! yours is so cool, I love finding blogs dedicated to just desserts :) I love the this idea, I'm a little busy today, but I will look through all the sweet treats later!

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  25. Linked up! Your party is a good excuse to continue trying new things:)

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  27. Hi Lisa! I've linked up with my gelato! Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

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  28. My Dove chocolate caramel cupcakes turned out to be a big hit! I topped half with pecans to make them a 'turtle' cupcake and left the others with just caramel for the not so nut lovers. Enjoy :)

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  29. Once again no sweets posts for me this week but of course I had to pop in to see all the delicious link ups! Have a great weekend Lisa :-)

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  30. Happy Saturday Lisa! I shared my recipe for Chocolate Mint Cookies. This recipe is gluten free, but they can be made using "regular" flour if you don't have an issue with gluten.
    Thanks for hosting!

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  31. Hi Lisa! This is my first visit to your lovely blog, but it won't be my last! Maybe next time I'll have a more appropriate thumbnail to go with the post.

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  32. Everything looks so good today! I've spied many things I want to make. I've linked up my lemon poppyseed cakes with raspberry filling and lemon buttercream. Have a great weekend!

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  33. I just did a post on cupcakes, so I linked it up too. :)

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  34. Lisa waht amazing and delicious treats!! xxgloria

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  35. Wonderful recipes this week. I want to make them all!

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  36. Hi Lisa , I linked up and added your button to the bottom of the post :) Thanks so much for the invitation :) Wonderful idea!

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  37. Today I tried baking chocolate chip cookies with coconut oil instead of butter. It actually worked pretty well (if you life coconut) - perfectly chewy with crisp edges :) (Perhaps they will appear on my blog next week!)

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  38. All of these lovely links will keep me busy for a while. :) I've linked up my Red, White and Blue Strawberries today. Thanks for hosting!

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  39. I look forward to the ultimate chocolate chip cookie results! Thanks for the invite, I linked up the most awesome banana bread ever :D I see some great looking recipes linked up, can't wait to check them out!

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  40. Hi Lisa! Thanks so much for the invitation.

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  41. Hi Lisa, Another great collection of deliciousness! I've just linked up. Thank you for hosting!

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  42. Hi Lisa, I linked the Small Packages up! Thanks for the invitation.

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  44. Absolutely fantastic!
    Thanks for sharing, you're wonderful!

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  45. I have flat and chewies on my blog, those are a little more buttery and salty. Then I also have big fat chocolate chip cookies that are more of a classic recipe.

    I am on the hunt for a very cakey, soft chocolate chip cookie. If you come across any like that I'd love the recipe. :)

    Thank you again for hosting. Have a great week :)

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  46. Hi! Just wanted to let you know that I linked up my German Cherry Streusel Cake! Thanks for the invite!

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  47. I linked up some Raspberry Streusel Bars! Thank you for inviting our blog.

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  48. Hi!! I can't wait to read about the results of your chocolate chip cookie taste-off! I was just thinking today that I've seen a whole lot of recipes out there lately and I want to try them all......oh my! My absolute favorite so far has been from the Baked cookbook.....those boys can make some cookies! I've linked up my Blueberry Streusel muffins and my Star Wars cookies. Thanks so much for the invite!

    http://thesweetswiper.blogspot.com/2011/05/morning-muffins2-ways.html
    http://thesweetswiper.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-5th-birthday.html

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  49. I saw Beatrix posted the recipe for my Raspberry Streusel Bars! Thanks again for the invitation!

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