Torres chocolate chip cookies

Jacques Torres' Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe aka NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookie. Are they the best chocolate chip cookies? They might be.

Jacques Torres' chocolate chip cookies are made with chocolate chunks and have a coating of chocolate on the bottom of the cookie.

Also called The New York Times chocolate chip cookie recipe, Jacques Torres chocolate chocolate chip cookies are known as the best ever!

Today we learn how to make what may be the best chocolate chip cookies recipe. Created by Jacques Torres, famous chocolatier, these cookies use two different types of flour and require a rest overnight in the fridge. Two kinda annoying things to get but they result in the most incredible cookies ever.

With crisp edges, a chewy center, buttery caramelized toffee notes to the dough, and chunks of the best dark chocolate riddled throughout the cookies, it's no wonder the Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of the best treats to get when visiting NYC. But they aren't difficult to make at home yourself if a trip to the Big Apple is out of the question.

In the world of fancy chocolate chip cookies, I’d argue that it’s tough to find a recipe that’s more omnipresent than Jacques Torres’. In many ways, Torres’ recipe laid the foundation for fancy chocolate chip cookie recipes everywhere, proving that the humble treat can be elevated into a gourmet creation. But despite my years of baking, I’d never actually tried his recipe.

The famous New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookie is worth the hype. Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle and full of salty and sweet bittersweet chocolate.

This recipe is adapted from a recipe published in the New York Times in 2008 by David Leite.

The ideal chocolate chip cookie -- crisp around the edges, ooey-gooey in the middle, and packed with chocolate.