What Makes a Great Soft-Baked Chocolate Chip Cookie?
Were you one of those kids who always had your hand in the family cookie jar? If so, you know how wonderful truly great chocolate chip cookies can be. But these days, when you want the deliciousness of mom’s home-baked cookies without all the mixing and baking fuss, all you have to do is head to the snack aisle at your local grocery store. The best soft-baked chocolate chip cookie will appear toasty and medium brown, with close to half its surface covered in chocolate chips. Expect moderate overall chocolate aroma from a great soft-baked chocolate chip cookie, with notes of toasted flour and grain, butter, aromatic extract, and of course, chocolate composing its fairly complex aroma character. Look for a moderate to pronounced level of sweetness to be the most evident basic taste in the best soft-baked chocolate chip cookie. Saltiness will distantly follow at a low level, and a very minimal amount of bitterness should be present. Each characteristic from the cookie’s aroma should carry