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The Puffy
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown Show: Good Eats Episode: Three Chips for Sister Marsha Overall User Rating: 
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A-MAZING!!
06/20/2008 at 08:33pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This cookie in my opionion is the perfect balance between chewy and puffy (not really that puffy)with some alterations. I used 1 3/4c. cake flour with 1/2 AP flour, reduced sugar to 1/2c, and 1/2c butter 1/2c shortening (plain). I seriously cannot stop eating them...yumm
Simple, Great Meal Cookie!
06/01/2008 at 03:33pm
User: Roger from North Pole, AK User Rating:
Not gooey and I reduce 1/2 the sugars and chocolate chips. Also, add about a cup of raw walnuts. I love a cookie I can make a meal from. My results are then similar to a soft but slightly crunchy, biscotti type cookie. (I also find I need to double the baking powder, but this might be because of my particular cooking ingredients. Using plain shortening instead of butter flavor, allow the real flavors of the flours, chocolate, vanilla and nuts to be forthright instead of being overcast by a strong butter flavor.) Simply a great basic recipe!
The Puffy Deflated
05/28/2008 at 11:16pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Alton my darlin' - you know I love you, but you really let me down on this one. A beautifully shaped cookie with very little taste or texture. True, I'd eat one if offered, but I've had much, much better chocolate chip cookies.
AB ROCKS CHOC CHIP COOKIES
05/02/2008 at 12:09am
User: Carla from Rochester Hills, MI User Rating:
I think all 3 recipes are fantastic. You don't always want the same kind of cookie or to serve the same kind of cookie. It's like Mounds and Almond Joy, you know. I love AB because he gives you entertainment, tips, recipes and science. He actually MAKES me WANT to cook, and I have purchased so many things he uses because he makes cooking fun and interesting not drudgery.
Good milk-dunkin' cookie
04/29/2008 at 10:10am
User: Mel from Cedar Park, TX User Rating:
While, I prefer chewy cookies, these are fine for dunking. My family enjoyed them more than I. I will be sticking with my "old standard"!
the very best
01/10/2008 at 11:13pm
User: Lynn from Fishersville, VA User Rating:
I was a little hesitant using shortening instead of butter, not my usual choice but these were awesome cookies. My husband says the best ever and now my new favorite CCC recipe. Alton Brown rocks!
Another perfecto recipe
12/31/2007 at 06:56pm
User: ERIC from FIndlay, OH User Rating:
The research on these is so meticulous that "anyone can cook."
Come on
12/14/2007 at 10:50pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I have not made these cookies but come on, Anonymous. Shortening is not made from lard. And besides, if you look hard enough, you can find very good lard. Shortening is made from vegetable fat, just like high-quality expensive EVOO. And he was just using the shortening to make them puffy. Otherwise it is butter.
Yucky
11/29/2007 at 04:17am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
In my opinion..any cookie that is made with sub par ingredients is just a waste! Chocolate chip cookies made with shortning are just that (sub par) They are made with lard, so they taste like lard. Just gross! You know when the cookie dough itself is unedible that you have a problem. If your looking for a really GOOD chocolate chip cookie recipe...look for one that requires REAL quality ingredients. (Real Butter) (Real Vanilla) etc. This recipe might have been better if they had at least made it with half butter half shortning, but Don't waste your time on this one folks unless you like tasteless lard cookies.
amazing
10/27/2007 at 09:21pm
User: mikie from Colorado Springs, CO User Rating:
i have tried many, many chocolate chip cookie recipes. Most recently, my husband's favorite were Toll House. I am always looking for something better though. When I saw Alton's show, I couldn't resist trying these. These are amazing. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I live in Colorado and typically have to make adjustments for high altitude when baking, but not with these. I didn't have cake flour on hand, so I made it using recipes on the web. I would recommend these! THANKS ALTON
This "Puffs" for You
10/24/2007 at 09:29pm
User: Leanne from Cleveland, TN User Rating:
These cookies came out so great! My family says they are the best cookies I have ever made and I've made good cookies. These look and taste like I bought them from the bakery. Thanks Alton!
Great tasting cookies
10/24/2007 at 07:39pm
User: Sly from Alpena, MI User Rating:
I made these cookies today. It did not yield the 2 1/2 dozen it said on the recipe, more like 1 3/4 dozen for me. I'm a male and this is my very first time ever making cookies. This is a keeper. The next time i make cookies again, it will be: "the Chewy". A.B., you're the Best.
Puffy chocolate chip cookies
10/11/2007 at 08:18pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
These are definitely a five star cookie! I made two changes, I used a smaller scoop, and they cooked for 15 minutes instead of 13. Perfect! My new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, and probably my only one. Thank you A.B. for this recipe!!!!!
Awesome!
09/04/2007 at 11:59pm
User: Brooke from Avondale, LA User Rating:
My friend made these first with Reese's peices. These were the best! I made him give me the recipe. They are great!
A Hit with Family & Friends!
07/01/2007 at 01:40pm
User: Tammi from San Diego, CA User Rating:
Easy-to-follow recipe that delivers! These cookies are a hit with everyone who tries them. Flavorful & puffy. You can't go wrong with Alton Brown!
Difficult to Perfect
06/06/2007 at 02:03am
User: emily from streamwood, IL User Rating:
Once again, Alton Brown has created a recipe that guarantees perfection based on the molecular structure of sugar crystals and the fat content of delicious butter flavored shortening, or something. I'm not sure. But these cookies are good. Truthfully, go the distance and get the ice cream scooper and the parchment paper and don't omit the salt, and you'll be one satisfied cookie-eating scientist/college student in about one hour.
the best dough
03/27/2007 at 02:18pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
this truly is the best cookie dough.
The best ever
03/10/2007 at 10:09am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I use half choclate chips and half cinamon chips. I am not allowed in the door at a family function without these cookies.
The best cookies ever!
03/07/2007 at 09:04pm
User: April from Peyton, CO User Rating:
These cookies have been a huge hit with my family for several years now and are requested for many group family events.
Great cookie
02/15/2007 at 10:07pm
User: Mike from Dallas, TX User Rating:
My second favorite cookie (second to the Chewy). If chewy isn't your thing, this will be wonderful.
Exactly what I wanted
02/15/2007 at 04:16am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I'd been looking for a recipe that let me create big fat chocolate chip cookies like those cow patties you see in the stores and this did just that. Most standard recipes on the back of the chocolate chip bags never had enough "meat" to them, they always ended up flat, crunchy, and chewy at the same time. But this recipe is great!
THE BEST COOKIE EVER!!!!
02/13/2007 at 11:24am
User: ellen from Levittown, NY User Rating:
I have been making this cookie for a couple of months. It's a project that you send cookies to soldiers. They make request to the "Cookie Lady" and then she gives people the names and you send cookies. It takes about 7 days from when I mail them until they get them. Every soldier that i have sent them to all rave that they taste like they just came out of the oven. Alton Brown once again has the greates recipes!!!!
NOT WORTH THE TRANS FAT - Hard & Salty
02/05/2007 at 07:17am
User: Greg from Fairfax, VA User Rating:
I should have known. When you use shortening, the cookie will cool hard. In my opinion, there's no point in baking at home to get a hard cookie. Undercooking doesn't work either - still cools hard. Plus you get Trans Fats for NOTHING - for a worse cookie than the Toll House recipe. Plus, calls for too much salt. I'm trying the Chewy next. Hope I don't waste another bunch of ingredients.
fear of chocolate chip cookies... conquered
01/15/2007 at 09:27pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
yum. These are nice, puffy, and not overly sweet. Everyone has their own idea of what a choc. chip cookie should taste like, and this was pretty close for me. I didnt make any modifications to the recipe, although in my oven the cookies were done in 10 minutes so be careful.
An Excellent Cookie!
01/07/2007 at 02:39pm
User: Ginger from San Antonio, TX User Rating:
My family loves this cookie. I have made them so many times and they come out perfect every time!! My kids always want more because they each take a couple in their lunches and their friends fight over them. I think my 9 year old sold his 2nd one for 3.00 to a classmate. Go figure...These really are excellent!
Not to my taste
12/18/2006 at 03:14pm
User: Matthew from Windber, PA User Rating:
Wow. I never thought I'd meet a chocolate chip cookie I didn't love. Now if someone put them in front of me, I'd happily munch away. I'll never make them again though. I don't like the difference in taste you get from a standard chocolate chip cookie. I don't mind the puffiness at all. The recipe is easy to make though.
Too commercial
12/11/2006 at 12:34pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I didn't care for this cookie that much. It tasted like ones you would buy out of a box. I think that it had too much sugar in it. It didn't have the real homemade cookie flavor and in my opinion wasn't that puffy. I would reccommend the thin over this one. That cookie was amazing!
Family Favorite!
11/03/2006 at 04:00pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
These are the best chocolate chips cookies! Try "The Thin" and "The Chewy" recipes too.
Cookie from heaven
10/29/2006 at 10:51am
User: Melissa from Columbia, MO User Rating:
This is the best cookie I have ever had. I added chopped pecans and Wow! I will keep this recipe for a very long time.
Awesome
10/28/2006 at 09:25pm
User: Karl from San Jose, CA User Rating:
Just like mom used to make... I prefer substituting margarine for half of the shortening. I think the taste is better. I also refrigerate the dough an hour before baking. It makes them REAL PUFFY and LIGHT.
Awesome
10/24/2006 at 05:15pm
User: Shawn from Roy, UT User Rating:
I am a huge fan of AB's. These cookie are great. Made them for my girlfriend (who had never homemade cookies?) and she loved them. They always go FAST!
best cookies ever!!
10/09/2006 at 06:41pm
User: Christine from Murrieta, CA User Rating:
I never made cookies with shortening before today. They turned out the best. Thanks Alton!! Christine, Murrieta, Ca
YUM!!
09/30/2006 at 08:29pm
User: Meredith from hixson, TN User Rating:
Awesome cookie. The cake flour was such a great flour to use.
Delicious!
09/25/2006 at 02:49pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
We have always made Toll House chocolate chip cookies or my own recipe with oatmeal, but I was looking for a little thicker cookie without the oats. These fit the bill. These cookies are very tender and delicious and still easy to make! The only thing I might change next time is reduce the amount of brown sugar, the cookies are pretty sweet. These are our new family favorite!
Best cookie recipe I've ever tasted
09/11/2006 at 10:37pm
User: Garo from Thousand Oaks, CA User Rating:
If you like chocolate chip cookies then you will love this recipe - they are simply amazing!
Please the crowd Chocolate Chip Cookie
09/09/2006 at 09:06pm
User: Vincent from Bethpage, NY User Rating:
In a taste comparison this was the winning recipe for a dozen people gathered for Easter
AWESOME COOKIES!
07/19/2006 at 06:47pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
The recipe is very easy and the cookies are outstanding! I have tried every chocolate chip cookie recipe under the sun and they were always flat and awful. The first time I used the recipe the cookies turned out perfect. It will be the only recipe I use from now on.
The best cookie recipe ever
06/02/2006 at 09:58pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I've tried a lot of chocolate chip cookie recipes, and this is the best. Perfect cookies!
Best chocolate chip cookies ever!
05/02/2006 at 06:00pm
User: Karl from Middletown, NY User Rating:
Easy fast and without a doubt the best chocolate chip cookies ever. I have made these a least a dozen times with no complaints
Puffy it is!
04/09/2006 at 08:44pm
User: samantha from West Chicago, IL User Rating:
I didn't even use the exact ingredients listed for the recipe and it is still fantastic. I am going to go buy some cake flour , butter crisco, and kosher salt and see what I get then. I am quivering with anticipation. Just kidding, but you get the point. I used regular AP flour, regular crisco with butter extract, and table salt. Fantastic. I have always liked thick cookies and my chocolate chip cookies were always flat and hard. I love the food network. Keep up the great work Alton. Samantha
Perfect!
04/02/2006 at 10:56pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
What else is there to say? The consistency and taste were wonderful.
Perfect!
04/01/2006 at 09:54am
User: Shannon from Stafford, VA User Rating:
I've been searching for the perfect chocolate chip cookie and this one is it! My husband and 4 kids thought they were gourmet. Thanks Alton!
My kids love the cookies.
03/30/2006 at 09:33pm
User: carla from belle fourche, SD User Rating:
The puffy cookies are nice and very good also nice and puffy. My kids love them!
the best cookies
03/01/2006 at 10:56pm
User: Zack from novato, CA User Rating:
very light and puffy goodness the perfect cookie
The Puffy
01/25/2006 at 06:41am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Just bake these cookies tonight, they are really yummy and so easy to make. Will definately bake them again!
Wonderful cookie!!
12/26/2005 at 02:28pm
User: SHANNON from campbell, CA User Rating:
I am not use which are better the puffy or chewy. Both are excellent.
perfect
12/11/2005 at 07:21pm
User: Toy from Hartford, CT User Rating:
I was having trouble with alot of different cookie recipes and I thought it was something that I was doing. I followed this receipe to the tee and the cookies came out perfect.
The way cookies should taste
11/24/2005 at 11:19pm
User: Craig from Duluth, GA User Rating:
These were excellent! I have to say I love these cookies anyway, but Alton's alterations were excellent!
What went wrong???
11/23/2005 at 09:53am
User: Stephanie from Overland Park, KS User Rating:
I'm always on the lookout for a puffy chocolate chip cookie recipe and after seeing Alton's show, I thought I'd found the right one. I made the recipe last night and unfortunately they turned out very thin and lacked flavor. I followed the ingredient list and directions to a T. I did bake them on an air-bake cookie sheet and silpat mat instead of parchment would that make a difference? I'm so dissapointed!
Big & Delicious!!
10/25/2005 at 04:40pm
User: Jennifer from Long Beach, CA User Rating:
These cookies are to die for!!! I love you, Alton!!!
excellent
10/22/2005 at 01:40am
User: Amber from Albuquerque, NM User Rating:
Best cookies I have ever had. A huge hit with the family. Thanks Alton!!!
the puffy cookie
10/21/2005 at 12:35pm
User: Adele from Salem, UT User Rating:
fabulous!!!!!
Just what I wanted
10/16/2005 at 11:41pm
User: Michael from Alameda, CA User Rating:
Kicks butt. tried about 4 other recipes here and this is the keep making. Butter flavor crisco and all. Avoid burning them though!
Puffy Indeed
10/06/2005 at 03:12pm
User: Nick from Connelly Springs, NC User Rating:
Very, Very puffy, a little dry but easy to make, a must try.
fantastic
09/12/2005 at 02:14pm
User: Jessica from Lake mary, FL User Rating:
These were the best cookies I have ever made. The directions were easy and they tasted wonderful. I will never buy chocolate chip cookies again. Next time I will try to make the chewy ones. Thanks Alton!!!
Bernadette
08/24/2005 at 03:42pm
User: Bernadette from Branford, CT User Rating:
Great!
They REALLY ARE PUFFY!!
05/17/2005 at 09:55pm
User: JACQUELINE from Hampton, VA User Rating:
Alton I just love the recipe. I made a double batch and put half in the freezer and they were still very good when I cook them. One person copmented "These are the puffiest cookies I have ever Eaten." I Smiled and gave the credit where it belonged.... Ok To you Alton and a The Food Network show Called Good Eats!!" I plan to do the Chewy Next. Thank your show is so entertaining and Informative.Thanks Jacqueline
The last kind I tried should have been the first!
04/19/2005 at 03:47pm
User: TARA from McAllen, TX User Rating:
Ok I thought the chewy were really good and I made those every week for months, until last weekend when I tried the puffy! Holy cow they are perfect! Perfect texture, perfect balance, not gooey, sturdy for travel, and excellent all around!
Anne B
02/21/2005 at 09:14pm
User: ANNE from Lexington, KY User Rating:
great cookies will always make them again and again
Best Cookies Ever!!!
02/12/2005 at 08:31pm
User: EMILY from Hudson, OH User Rating:
These cookies are winners and I make them anytime!!
The Greatest
01/21/2005 at 03:18pm
User: JEREMY from Talorsville, NC User Rating:
These cookies are great for birthdays pot lucks and any ocasion. Plus they taste GREAT!!!
Puffy magic
12/19/2004 at 01:01pm
User: MARGARET from Baton Rouge, LA User Rating:
Fabulous recipe. They come out right the first time, and every time after that.
must try!!!!!
12/13/2004 at 04:06pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
i thought the cookie was wonderful!! you really must try it.it had the perfect balance of sweetness.and to the writer that was upset about the crunchy krosher salt, next time don't but the kosher salt that says course on the box! i is not ment to bake cookies with. you can use ground kosher salt,that would work fine. kosher salt is a pure salt that is all the name means.
review of 'The Puffy'
11/26/2004 at 04:37pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I have used the original "Toll House" recipe for years and although it is always a crowd pleaser, I like my cookies a little less gooey. I saw the show that this recipe was on and decided to give it a try. It is now my new favorite cookie and it went over very well at a party I brought them to as well as with my family at Thanksgiving.
just ok
11/19/2004 at 02:55pm
User: DENISE from derry, NH User Rating:
these did stay that good for long his chewy ones were great will be making them all the time did not try the thin ones yet
Foolproof!!!!
11/17/2004 at 01:40pm
User: GLORIA from Murrieta, CA User Rating:
This recipe came out great!! I don't feel that I would have to 'tweak' it at all to great the results I want again and again!!
The best cookie ever
11/15/2004 at 03:36pm
User: BIRGIT from Monroe, MI User Rating:
After many, many batches of cookies, this one stands up to my families taste. The dissapeared faster than they came out of the oven. Yummy.
Gret cookie!
11/03/2004 at 10:35pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
The cake flour made a real difference. Very tender cookie. Everyone loved it at my party. I made all 3 kinds as an experiment. I expected the chewy to be the favorites, but the puffy won out.
good cookie!
11/03/2004 at 05:13pm
User: SHANNON from Garden Grove, CA User Rating:
I made this recipe because my father loves soft and puffy chocolate chip cookies. I also took them to work and got great feedback. This one is a keeper.
Delicious
11/01/2004 at 05:19pm
User: BARBARA from Orlando, FL User Rating:
I was so happy to see this show. I ALWAYS wondered how you made fluffy cookies. I found them very easy to make. I was hoping they would come out fluffier than they did. It seemed liked the shows were fluffier. But they were better than my cookies from the past. This is my newest and my only recipe for cookies now.
Michelle
10/22/2004 at 06:44pm
User: MICHELLE from Sturbridge, MA User Rating:
The best chocolate chip recipe ever!! My kids love these.
puffy is good
10/13/2004 at 02:03pm
User: MARCIA from granite city, IL User Rating:
My family really enjoyed this cookie. It was light and had a good texture and taste. Thanks for such a good recipe.
Puff -n-crunch
10/12/2004 at 10:51pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
While I find this recipe lovely, and the cookies sublime - I admit I had to make some minor modifications. I adjusted the leavening, sugar and temp because I live at high-altitude. Also - what's with the kosher salt? I found it distressing to crunch on bits of salt in my otherwise wonderful cookie. Anyone else have problems with this?
Great Cookie!
10/08/2004 at 09:31pm
User: SHANNON from petersburg, VA User Rating:
Nice and puffy, these were so good. My husband and I made them with egg beaters, we used Splenda for the white sugar and I used the Smart Balance Shortening. We did not have the cake flour so we used (we halved the recipe) 1 cup flour and 2 tbsp. cornstarch. Great recipe, Alton!
great
10/06/2004 at 08:36pm
User: ASHLEY from san antonio, TX User Rating:
i love alton brown he is such a great cook!!!
Delicious
07/24/2004 at 12:17pm
User: JANAE from Cleveland Heights, OH User Rating:
This recipe has replaced the traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe at my house. It is absolutely delicious! My family & friends love these cookies.
Lighter Chocolate Chip Cookies
07/17/2004 at 01:15pm
User: ANDREW from Hillsboro, OR User Rating:
This is an easy success recepie. Anyone should be able to make really good cookies using it. I replaced 3/4 Cup sugar with 1/3 Cup Splenda to lighten the refined sugar load and it worked out really well.
Wonderful!
07/05/2004 at 06:35pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I have tried to make chocolate chip cookies so many times before but they have always turned out flat,wrinkled, and just plain out unappealing. This recipe, however, turned out tasty, puffed-up perfections! I didnt have any cake flour so i used all-purpose but they still turned out great. The entire family loves them! This is definitely a keeper.
Loved, loved, loved it!
07/05/2004 at 06:07pm
User: JOYCE from Upper Marlboro, MD User Rating:
Best cookies I've ever made. The family raved about them. Very easy, and made marvelously large, soft and puffy cookies.
scrumdilitious
07/03/2004 at 04:41pm
User: LAURA from anaheim, CA User Rating:
These are tummy yummies for certain.
05/15/2004 at 09:45am
User: KEVIN from North Aurora, IL User Rating: