I got a kick out of your commentary about the ostentatiousness of the NYT article! Leave it to you to give us a dose of reality and ground our cc-making in real-life kitchens. Question: do you have a favorite chocolate chip that you use in your cookies? Hi Connie - I didn't even mention the fact the NYT recipe wants you to turn all the chocolate chips so their points are facing up, once you've scooped out the cookies, because they're prettier that way. Puh-LEEZE! As for chips, I use whatever's in my bin in the test kitchen at the moment. These days it's Callebaut semisweet . If I'm feeling fancy I use Peter's Burgundy chunks. I like a chocolate in between semisweet and bittersweet chocolate, and Peter's is my personal favorite. - PJH

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