This “Delicious Conversations” post is underwritten by San Pellegrino.
Not a day goes when I don’t learn something new about food through the power of social media. Of all the social networks Twitter is my favorite. It is a real-time information social network and micro-blogging site that allows me to share and receive information in 140 characters or less. My husband describes it as a glorified chat-room, but I consider Twitter a gateway to building community and engaging with other people who share similar interests. For me that interest is food.
Connecting with other food bloggers, readers of Savory Sweet Life, and other food enthusiasts has been made easy with Twitter, and is changing the way people publically share information.
My favorite use of Twitter is sharing new-to-me flavors, recipes, ingredients and cooking methods publicly for the sake of building interest in the food community and exchanging information. However, sometimes Twitter can be used for playful banter between friends.
A couple years ago my friend Ashley Rodriguez, another Seattle area food blogger, and I were jokingly tweeting about which of us had the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. As our lively exchange continued, somehow it developed into a very publicized chocolate chip cookie throwdown as other food spectators egged us on.
What began as friendly trash-talking between two friends quickly grew into quite the showcase, and the debate and buzz in the Twitterverse grew over who had the best cookie recipe.
I’m old and wise enough to know that determining who has the best chocolate chip cookies is highly subjective and debatable. One thing is for sure: there were no losers in this great chocolate chip cookie bake-off. Instead, there were only winners. After all, the internet and the Twitter community were the recipients to not one, but to two awesome chocolate chip cookie recipes.
This is the power of social media such as Twitter. It can take something seemingly small and grow it into something that goes viral. And in the end I’m happy that this banter with Ashley pressured me into sharing our family recipe.
Never underestimate the power of social media and its ability to influence others with the love of all things baking, especially chocolate chip cookies.
If you have a great chocolate chip cookie you would like to share, please leave a link in the comment section with what makes your cookies noteworthy!
Alice’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe from SavorySweetLife.com
Ashley’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe from NotWithoutSalt.com
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This is a debate no-one can ever win – it’s so subjective after all! No cookies, for example, will ever be able to top my grandmother’s chocolate cookies for me – but both your recipes look amazing.
These are the best chocolate chip cookies in the world. Truth.
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Ever since I tried your recipe for the best chocolate chip cookie I have been hooked! They are, by far, the best chocolate chop cookies!
Alice, you know we started a cult built around your chocolate chip cookie recipe. Yours are the only ccc’s we will ever make. They’re perfect (maybe beyond perfect).
The very best chocolate chip cookies are the New York Times recipe. Nothing else compares!
How funny that today I’ve been exploring Twitter to become more active on it! The cookies look amazing. I’ll definitely have to try it soon!
I honestly have to say that I found your recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies a few months ago and have strictly used it since then! We love it!
I am still pretty new to Twitter, and your post helped me realize what it’s all about: finding the perfect chocolate chip cookie, of course! Thanks for sharing!
WOW. That is a lot of chocolate in Ashley’s cookie!
Yum to both though!
My mom showed me your recipe and I tried it. I followed the directions but mine didn’t come out gooey. I’ll blame my German oven lol. I took your recipe and a little of my own to create a perfect gooey chocolate chip cookie. Soft days after!
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There are very few chocolate chip cookies I don’t like. I’ve always used the standard Toll House recipe which I think is marvelous. However over the years have tweaked it a bit using melted butter with a 1/2 tsp – 1 tsp of espresso powder added. The espresso brings out a richer chocolate flavor making these cookies totally decadent. IMO!
Both your photos look mouth-watering.
Okay, I have the best choc chip recipe from “The all american cookie cook book,” which i am famous for…but now I’m starting think i should try yours!
There are so many different chocolate chip cookie recipes out there, that it is subjective. The top of my personal list is my grandma’s treasure cookies, you can’t go wrong with The Pioneer Woman’s chocolate chip cookies and I like the Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut cookies from Flour by Joanne Chang.
Alice, I am just finding your site. It is amazing and so inspirational! I am so excited to look at all of your wonderful recipes and beautiful pictures! Great work!
I’m excited to try both of these chocolate chip cookie recipes since we can never get enough of them at our house and I’m always on the hunt for “the best” one.
Honestly, your recipe is my favorite and everyone I know loves it as well!
I made both recipes and both are very, very good. BUT my chocolate chip cookie recipe from here on will be your recipe, Alice. Hands down, you’re the winner in my house!
I read the post and thought, “oh, another choc chip recipe”…but then read the comments. Man, there are some real fans for your cookies. Now I’m intrigued…
these look like ooey, gooey, delicious, chocolate chip cookies! as i look at these i wish they were in my greedy little hands right now!
Everything about cookie dough is awesome. I could eat it with a spoon. Oh wait, I already do
And the entire center looks like solid chocolate…mmmmmm.
Made your recipe for one of the 7 baked goods I gave as Christmas presents this year. Ah-mazing! truly. Super delish. And I don’t really like chocolate chip cookies!
There’s nothing like chocolate chip cookies to bring in the holiday mood. Thanks for sharing a link to your recipe.
Healthy foods… Thank you very much for sharing this….
That melt-in-the-middle chocolate centre looks incredibly appealing.
You’re from Seattle, too?!?! That’s awesome. I love your recipes and I’m definitely going to pass on your gluten-free recipes to my boss who has Celiacs.
These look heavenly, although I must admit I’m a little attatched to the recipe I make all the time(I make it once or twice a week)