I agree with Bhanak completely...ABSOLUTELY DIVINE, after following the recipe exactly. Have no idea what Koo's problem could have been. I'm still baking and will have about 7 dozen when finished, using a small scoop. The cookies are plenty big enough. Will probably make half the recipe next time. Chilling the unbaked cookies keeps them from spreading out too much. Oh, and I added some chopped toasted pecans. Wonderful! They ARE the ultimate chocolate chip cookie.

These were great - just a little variation ... cut down on the amount of sale and refrigerate the dough BEFORE putting them on the cookie sheet, using a smaller scoop. The cookies do NOT spread out as in the picture - they stay more or less in a ball shape. Absolutely delicious!

What a waste of ingredients. Don't bother with theses. The result was a pile of mess that couldn't be saved.

What a waste of ingredients. Don't bother with theses. The result was a pile of mess that couldn't be saved.

These were great! But I found they were a little big so if you don't want them the size of the palm of your hand, I'd suggest making smaller balls of dough :P

These cookies are very very delicious. I just made half the dough and got 30 cookies out of it which I baked for 14 minutes... perfect.

the cookie was delicious, however it did yield a very flat salty/sweet taste. next time i will delete the baking powder and decrease the sugar and salt....

These ARE the best chocolate chip cookies. The combination of the salt and two kind of chocolate chips is wonderful! I'm throwing out all my other recipes.

Delicious! But if using regular (not course) salt, add no more than 1 1/2 tsp. I also lessened the minimum baking time by 1-2 minutes and got a very nice chewy outside and slightly softer inside of my cookies.

I'm wondering if those that found these too salty used regular salt instead of coarse salt? If using regular salt, you have to reduce it by half.
Otherwise, these are fabulous cookies. I can fit a double batch in my large stand mixer (barely). I make them and freeze them in our chest freezer just making a few cookies a week. They get rave reviews. I do, however, use milk chocolate for the chunks and semisweet for the chips.

I cut this recipe in half and add pecans. Perfect!

These are the best chocolate chip cookie I ever had! One problem is that they are very flat. But every thing else is very good.

These are the best chocolate chip cookie I ever had! One problem is that they are very flat. But every thing else is very good.

Instead of 3 1/2 cups flour, I used 3 cups flour and 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa powder. I also used a combination of semi-sweet and dark chocolate chips, and Heath toffee bits. They were AMAZING. The salt works really well with the cocoa powder. I make cookies often and send them to work with my husband to share, and his co-workers thought these were the best I've ever made.

Ultimate? No way. Below average, more like. I agree with peaches.... there was something missing from these cookies. (Although I didn't find them excessively buttery). I ended up throwing them out. Why waste the calories on a subpar cookie?

I didn't care much for these, overall. They're a little grainy, the taste of the salt is noticeable, and they are REALLY buttery. I suppose if you really like buttery cookies that's a good thing, but I want the dough in my cookies to be less the center of attention than the chocolate.

If Double Action Baking Powder is used, should the amount of baking powder in the recipe be reduced by half, ie. to half 1/8 tsp?

Oh we LOVED these cookies: big, crispy edges, chewy middle, plenty of chocolate, a little bit salty,... . I added some chopped macadamias, to put them over the edge. Next time, I'm going to add some walnuts.

These are by far the best CCC I have EVER had! Can't wait to take some to my Dad tomorrow. He is the CCC critic in the family and I know these will knock his socks off!

I make CCC every week, and enjoy trying different recipes. I am always looking for the "ultimate" chocolate chip cookie recipe - one that satisfies everyone's tastes...this is one of the best! They are big, chewy, crunchy, the two chocolates add to the flavor - I didn't notice them being salty, but I usually under-measure salt.

these were too salty for my taste! just reduce the salt and they would be perfect. great consistency

I've made these cookies twice already and they are kicking my butt. It's all about that extra tsp of salt. Fantastic! Oh, and try adding chopped dried cherries, butterscotch chips and/or dark choc m

These have to be the best big chocolate chip cookie recipe I have made!

This is a great base for Chocolate Chip-M