Yay!!! So glad you enjoyed it! I would savor one for the whole week…. It just hits all the note but there nothing like that first bite when you first grab it and it’s all warm… hmmm…
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But I can’t seem to stop eating the dough and actually bake some cookies! Although not a A+ chocolate chip cookie like many of the places on this list, in a pinch Chic fil A does a nice chocolate chip cookie that is served all hot and gooie.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip - Everson Royce Bar - DTLA
Still working on my cookie photography. But! Look at that thing about as big as my hand. It’s thin, chewy w/bittersweet chocolate and a nice, light, oatmeal flavor & texture. Maybe a tad more salt. A very good cookie.
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Oh they’re back and walkable for me! Is it available for takeout?
I’m still working on my next batch, it’s been getting bigger and bigger and I might need to break it up into two parts 
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Yep, they’re back and I got the cookie togo!
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Batch Eight
It’s been awhile, and I’ve got a bunch stashed away in the pantry for another batch, so this is reaching back in time a bit. Anyway, let’s get it.
Hail Mary
Atwater darling Hail Mary is known for their pizza (it’s kind of stunning to see the amount of pies they were churning out during lockdown) but they shouldn’t be overlooked for their other vegetable dishes and their desserts. They of course have a chocolate chip cookie that is up to that same standard they hold for their pizzas (and is also quite a looker). The cookie itself is cooked through, with an interesting crisp to it’s edges that has an almost airy texture. The center is fairly chewy but not gooey or undercooked, and with a well balanced flavor, it’s is a perfect dessert for pizza.
Sinful Indulgence Chocolate Chip
I stumbled across Sinful Indulgence at a farmers market and had to know what they had up their sleeve, because they had quite a number of interesting flavors. Their cookies are cakey and have an interesting uniformity suggesting it was baked in a round. They’re not very chewy but have a solid flavor and isn’t overpoweringly sweet. But to be honest, seeing the rest of their menu (such as red velvet with cream cheese and strawberry cheesecake) you’d probably be better off going with something a bit wilder than the typical chocolate chip cookie that’s more of a fast ball down the middle.
Sinful Indulgence Milk Chocolate Caramel
I did want to give the slightly different take on the traditional chocolate chip cookie a look, and it did confirm that Sinful Indulgence’s game is probably better when it’s doing something different. The milk chocolate caramel is definitely the better of the two chocolate chip offerings. It adds more chewiness, punches the sweetness up a tad, and lends a slight nuttiness to the buttery base of the cookie dough. Go with this one or something crazier.
Corner Bakery
The first bad office worker lunch spot cookie. And honestly, just a bad cookie in general. Stay away.
Prime Pizza
I’ve covered the sneaky good corporate lunch chocolate chip cookies, and now I’m thinking that pizza joints may have the most underrated chocolate chip cookies. Prime Pizza’s is thin and chewy, with fantastically crisp edges. There are some flecks of oats (a bit reminiscent of Fat & Flour’s) and has a rock solid classic flavor. Really, it’s kind of like the pizza at Prime–just what you want, well executed, not going to let you down, not stepping outside it’s lane.
Superkind Cookies
Birthed through the pandemic, these shockingly fresh chocolate chip cookies are delivered in fours inside a pizza box to different parts of the city each week. I was a bit skeptical how they’d turn out, but damnit these were still hot like they were fresh out of the oven. It goes so far as striking me as even fresher than ones I’ve picked up at various other places that were presumably baked that day. The center of each cookie is taken right to the edge of cooked through but the edges are amazingly crisp. And cutting it to taste, it’s indeed a very tasty cookie overall. The dough’s flavor is similar to a shortbread, which is interesting but fitting with the crispness of the edges. However, the most notable element is the alternating layers of milk and dark chocolate discs that’s perfectly bittersweet. I definitely admire chefs that make their cookies and pick a side—it creates consistency across the entire cookie and makes it clear that the chef believes this chocolate is the best for the job. Yet the mixture here works, because let’s be honest you kind of want it all at the same time. It adds up to a cookie that’s in the upper tier of Los Angeles chocolate chip cookies, but the USP of having it delivered so fresh and hot is something that not even many bakeries out there can guarantee unless they’re constantly baking new batches through the day. Find them through Instagram at @superkindcookies.
Rose Wilde / Red Bread
Another veteran baker that also makes some stellar cookies. These are harder to get than they should be, since Red Bread only ships or does pick up on Sundays in Santa Monica, but they’re worth it when you can grab them. They’re tasty with a hint of nuttiness in the base and superbly layered milk chocolate, and another example of a bakery that just nails its cookies. I hope that once Superfine Pizza opens back up, that these cookies will be on the menu there, as Chef Wilde is Rossoblu’s pastry chef as well.
Gemini Bakehouse
Recently opened in it’s new Silver Lake brick and mortar location, Gemini Bakehouse has become popular for their bread, pies, and recently a weekend breakfast sandwich. But on to their cookies–they’re lookers with some standout vanilla flavor in the base. With a great craggily surface, balance of chocolate chips, slightly crisp edge, and a chewy center, it doesn’t break the mold in any way, but it feels wholesome and satisfying.
Fat and Flour Bourbon Chocolate Pecan
Stop the presses. Chef Rucker’s new-ish vegan cookie is possibly better than the OG chocolate chip. It’s one of those that you wouldn’t notice is vegan if they didn’t tell you, which is possibly covered by the hint of bourbon to give it an extra layer of complexity. The toasted pecans add a nice nuttiness and crunch, and are restrained to a balanced ratio that compliments the chocolate and salt. This is a flex, where Chef Rucker is basically throwing down saying she doesn’t need dairy to still have the cookie championship belt.
Next batch coming soon!
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I never would’ve thought about getting the CCC there. I already feel like such a pig when I order from there, but I guess why not go full glutton? 
Never heard of them but will certainly try based on your rec. I wonder if they put them in some sort of insulating bag to keep them warm??? Also interesting about the mix of milk vs. dark. ATK had a test taste (specifically of choc chips), and Julia’s fav was bittersweet, which she thought tasted more “traditional” than the semi-sweet (I hadn’t realized until watching that semi- and bittersweet were diff). So that combo of milk + dark in the cookie is intriguing…
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Had the bourbon chocolate pecan last week, agreed that it’s one of the best cookies I’ve ever had. Did not realize that it was vegan.
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Love the chocolatey, salted, chewy looking ones.
I’ve had Prime’s cookie a couple times. Yep, tasty cookie.
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No idea if anywhere will be celebrating with some specials, but I’ll be on the lookout! Maybe I’ll have a new batch ready…
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If anybody feels like baking some CCCs, LA Times just dropped some inspiration:
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Had it, and I agree, surprisingly good. Incredibly thin and the taste is almost inversely proportional to the thinness. I nuked the cookie for too long, which was not a good move. Leave it as-is.
I had the choc chip sea salt (thanks, @hungryhungryhippos), and it was great. The thickness and shape make you think that it’ll be cake-y (not my preferred type), but it isn’t. If you imagine a less decadent (in terms of butter/fat/grease) and raw version of The Cookie from Bristol Farms, this would be it. Nicely caramelized bottom, and the interior is a nice balance btw raw and baked. Quite crave-able.
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Yum glad you enjoyed it. Now I want more lol!!!
Brown butter chocolate chip cookie from Zooie’s is chef’s kiss. Highly recommend if you like savory, smoky flavors. We bought a ton of other cookies as well, but I like to stay on theme. Thank you @rlw for the rec!
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I’m a year late to this but…
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You’re a MONSTER!!! 
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Lodge Miso Chocolate Chip Cookie from BHFM.
Mine was a little different than yours @rlw. It had the faint promise of salt scatter but not enough to counter-balance the sweet. It was soft & chewy but didn’t have crispy edges. I agree it could use more chocolate and that the tasty dough and interesting use of miso almost make up for the lack of chocolate. It’s still a really good cookie, though, that I recommend and would get again. 
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Batch Nine
Yeah yeah I’ve been really late on these…
FarmShop
Mini chocolate chips and a good wide spread equals a pretty even distribution and overall consistent cookie. The edges aren’t that crisp and crumby, but the center is brought right up to that perfectly done line. It doesn’t look like much, and seems like it could be forgettable in the larger FarmShop bakery line up, but it’s competently executed and an all around solid cookie.
Paderia Bakehouse
Paderia has a good line up of cookies, but we’re focusing on the sea salt chocolate chip here. And wow, it’s a knockout. The crisp edges and exterior create a shell that holds a nearly molten center. It’s an epic cookie (my only gripe is that all the salt is concentrated on middle of the cookie) but that doesn’t take anything away from what amounts to the the apex west side chocolate chip cookie when you do get that salty center bite. It’s phenomenal.
Paderia Bakehouse’s walnut chocolate chip is reminiscent of Levian’s famous cookie. Like the sea salt chocolate chip, it’s perfectly baked. And the balance of choclate to walnut turns out well. It’s easily checks the crisp edges and molten center box.
85 Degrees
85 Degrees is probably better known for their other baked items (for good reason) so I didn’t have high expectations for their chocolate chip cookie in a bag. It’s soft baked, and with an interesting almost oatmeal cookie spice profile, but still not chewy. It’s okay, but just made me want taro bread instead.
Porto’s Bakery & Cafe
Super strong QPR out of the gate, Porto’s chocolate chip cookie is the perfect size and a textural bullseye. It’s probably likely to be overlooked amongst Porto’s more popular and well known items, but this is a real sleeper. It’s an interesting point of comparison to the 85 Degrees down the block, which is also has a big menu of other bakery items, but this cookie is so much better. That said, it’s not destination worthy, but if you’re coming for other things and want something classically satisfying that you won’t regret, this will do it.
Le Pain Quotidian
This is perhaps the biggest cookie I’ve had. It’s absolutely massive. It’s also absolutely forgettable. The flavor is fine, and it’s got a good amount of chocolate chips, but it’s also just so mediocre that the only thing going for it is that you could buy one and split it with three friends. It’s definitely still better than Corner Bakery though.
Sprinkles
You can probably see the trend here of trying chocolate chip cookies at places known for things other can cookies, but this is all fair game since it’s on the menu. Sprinkles’ chocolate chip cookie is soft baked so that it started to come apart as I picked it up. I should have known I’d be in for a sugar bomb, but to its credit, there is a really nice amount of salt to balance it out a bit. There is a slight graininess to the base, but overall it’s a really solid cookie, and actually quite dense and chewy in the center. It’s still going to punch you in the face with sugar, so I can’t really say that’s the move at Sprinkles if you don’t want a super bougie cupcake that’s also packed with sugar. 
Goodboybob
Another soft baked cookie with a great salt topping with some significant crystals. The base is buttery with a slight nuttiness, and a complexity that indicates some other flours like rye or buckwheat. It’s a heater down the middle, and compared with other coffee shop chocolate chip cookies, it’s up there though probably just outside that top tier belonging to GGET and Largwa/Thank You Coffee.
Largwa
Speaking of… let’s check in on Largwa. munch munch Yup, still a banger.
Baker’s Bench
Clear the decks, since I first had it back in June, Baker’s Bench’s vegan chocolate chip cookie has become one of my favorites (ie: I get one almost once a week). And clearly I can’t describe it as buttery because it’s not but it’s like almost like it is so I just don’t know. It’s one of the best vegan cookies I’ve had in my life because it feels like it’s cakey still substantial and again I can’t believe it’s not butter. The edges are firm and a bit crunchy, but just past that it’s soft and chewy, and so damn flavorful. I’m confident to call it a top tier cookie, one of the best on the east side, and a must get alongside your other Baker’s Bench pastries.
Death & Co.
Huh? A bar selling chocolate chip cookies? Alright, well they’re a good, average cookie. I was hoping for a bit more knowing Death & Co.’s creative cocktail program, but they’re flat, a bit chewy, and just fine overall. The most admirable feature is the good sprinkling of giant salt crystals (perhaps that’s the cocktail influence?). So if you want something sweet to pair with your drinks, it’s passable, but also who care’s when you’ve got drinks.
I’ve got enough stashed for batches ten and eleven, so hopefully I won’t take so long between them…
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Glad you liked Paderia!
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