I am a firm believer that cookie consumption is directly correlated with happiness. As such, I have had cookies all over the country, and consider myself an expert. This list is a public service, so that hopefully no one will ever waste precious calories on a mediocre cookie.
The greatest cookies in America are as follows:
1. Fudge Brownie Chip – Cafe Solterra – Jekyll Island Club Hotel in Glynn County, Georgia
2. Double Chocolate Chip – Meeting Street Cafe – Providence, Rhode Island
3. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip – Esselon Cafe – Hadley, Massachusetts
4. Amish Chocolate Chip – Javalina – Silver City, New Mexico
6. Chocolate Chip – We Three Restaurant and Bakery – Three Rivers, California
6. Vegan Chocolate Chip – Earth, Santa Monica, California
7. Chocolate Chip – Mama’s Kitchen – Palomar, California
8. Chocolate Chip – Cookie Cabin, Summerville, Arizona
Please note that a proper cookie is always microwaved for 20 seconds on high, and enjoyed with a glass of cold milk.
Note the lack of raisins and butterscotch on this list. Raisins are nutritious, and therefore have no place in dessert items. As for butterscotch, that’s just an abomination. Your job not to get creative and attempt to improve the chocolate chip cookie with new ingredients. It’s to make the best chocolate chip cookie that you can.
Also, the best cookie is be approximately the size of a steering wheel. No exceptions.
CORRECTION: Colby Pearce has informed me that microwaving kills the chi of your food. I’m not a hippie, but I obey my coach. Therefore, I no longer microwave anything. Cookies from now on will be lightly toasted to desired meltiness. The milk rule still applies.