David Tamarkin

A chocolate chip cookie that uses chocolate chips will not spread as much. Neither good nor bad. It's a stylistic thing. But yes, it absolutely matters. If you're chopping your chocolate, you're going to get pools of chocolate throughout your cookie. Your cookie is going to kind of lay a little flatter. And you're going to have less consistency between chocolate bite to chocolate bite.

You're going to have these bites that are full of chocolate and then parts of the cookie that aren't. Personally, that's my preference. Now, as to her next question about what type of chocolate to use, I mean...

You're going to have these bites that are full of chocolate and then parts of the cookie that aren't. Personally, that's my preference. Now, as to her next question about what type of chocolate to use, I mean...

I love a mix.

I love a mix.

I, like you, prefer a bittersweet chocolate in my cookie. For me, the chocolate is there to offset the sweetness of the cookie. Agreed. Yeah. I have a theory, Jessica, that's related to this question. Okay. I'm on the edge of my seat.

I, like you, prefer a bittersweet chocolate in my cookie. For me, the chocolate is there to offset the sweetness of the cookie. Agreed. Yeah. I have a theory, Jessica, that's related to this question. Okay. I'm on the edge of my seat.

So you are aware, I know, I don't know if all of our listeners are, but you and I have talked about this recent phenomenon of the chocolate-less chocolate chip cookie.

So you are aware, I know, I don't know if all of our listeners are, but you and I have talked about this recent phenomenon of the chocolate-less chocolate chip cookie.

Which... Yep. Wonder how you feel about it. And we talked privately about trying to wrap our heads around this. Is it a chocolate chip cookie? Is it not? What is the purpose and what is the reason for it? And my theory is that people who want a chocolate-less chocolate chip cookie perhaps have not had a chocolate chip cookie with the right chocolate in it.

Which... Yep. Wonder how you feel about it. And we talked privately about trying to wrap our heads around this. Is it a chocolate chip cookie? Is it not? What is the purpose and what is the reason for it? And my theory is that people who want a chocolate-less chocolate chip cookie perhaps have not had a chocolate chip cookie with the right chocolate in it.

Perhaps they've really had a lot of semi-sweet or milk chocolate or white chocolate in the cookies and they're getting the chocolate out because they want a cookie that's less sweet. And but if they tried a cookie with, you know, a 70 percent and if they want to go really dark, you know, like an 80 percent that they might find a better, shall I say, harmony of flavors?

Perhaps they've really had a lot of semi-sweet or milk chocolate or white chocolate in the cookies and they're getting the chocolate out because they want a cookie that's less sweet. And but if they tried a cookie with, you know, a 70 percent and if they want to go really dark, you know, like an 80 percent that they might find a better, shall I say, harmony of flavors?

Are we going to say symphony of flavors?

Are we going to say symphony of flavors?

But it's a better balance that might endear you to the chocolate chip cookie more.

But it's a better balance that might endear you to the chocolate chip cookie more.

No, I'm just... I'm trying to collect myself. I feel so... I just... I don't know why. That was really emotional for me because I understand where Flora is coming from. And I hear the longing in her voice to eat that cookie dough.

No, I'm just... I'm trying to collect myself. I feel so... I just... I don't know why. That was really emotional for me because I understand where Flora is coming from. And I hear the longing in her voice to eat that cookie dough.

Wait, before you go into that, I just got to say, for those listeners who can't see Jessica, it is paining her to say I have to say this. She does not want to say this, but it's true.