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Chocolate Chunk at Sweedeedee Café

Posted by on Oct 12, 2012 in Chocolate Chip | 0 comments

Sweedeedee Café
5202 N Albina Ave – Portland
$2

Looks like I’m in the middle of a chocolate chip moment. This is not usually my first choice cookie, but I’ve regained some love for it after several years of neglect. I don’t know..I guess I feel that there are so many average to bad ccc’s around – more so than any other cookie, it seems to me.

But man, I sure loved that one from Macrina Bakery last month. And also the perfectly under baked Chocolate Chunk Pecan from Pearl – both top notch and worth a detour.

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Chocolate Chunk Pecan at Pearl Bakery

Posted by on Oct 11, 2012 in Chocolate, Chocolate Chip | 0 comments

Pearl Bakery (purchased at Pastaworks)
102 NW 9th Ave  – Portland
$1.50

It’s not as easy as you’d think to find a chocolate chip/chunk cookie with nuts that are not walnuts. So I am happy when I do.

And when the non-walnuts are pecans, even better.

AND…when the cookie is prepared in the style of the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever met (David Leite’s New York Times recipe, circa 1998), even BETTER.

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Chocolate Pecan Chewy (gluten free)

Posted by on Aug 23, 2012 in Chocolate, Gluten Free and/or Flourless | 0 comments

Compote Café and Bakery
2032 SE Clinton – Portland
$1.75

Had a coffee date with my friend Carin this morning, who (politely and non aggressively) admonished me for not having posted about a gluten free cookie anytime recently.

Luckily she brought along two different gluten-free goodies from Compote, a nice (not exclusively) gf bakery/cafe in her neighborhood. (Thanks, Carin! I owe you one. Or two.)  I’ve been to Compote. It’s a nice joint and I think I’ve

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Chocolate chip with sea salt at Courier Coffee

Posted by on Aug 16, 2012 in Chocolate, Chocolate Chip | 0 comments

Courier Coffee Roasters
923 SW Oak – Portland
$1

This is a cakey chocolate chip cookie for sure – something I don’t usually scream (in a good way) about. BUT… because top notch ingredients are so clearly at play – including deep, complex chocolate and no shortage of dark brown sugar and good butter – it’s kind of hard to go wrong here. In other words, it’s a good cookie and I don’t see how anyone could say that it isn’t – no matter your ccc leanings.

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California Cookie at Crema

Posted by on Jul 30, 2012 in Chocolate Chip, Fruit | 0 comments

Crema Bakery
2728 SE Ankeny – Portland
$1.25

I’d had this cookie 2-3 times in the past and for some reason  remembered it being oatmeal based. I guess because of the dried fruit; where there is dried fruit (raisins, cherries, apricots, currants), there are usually oats.

But when I tasted it again last week, I realized that it is, in fact, oat-less. Which (even though I’m oatmeal cookie’s #1 fan) is perfectly fine – especially since it is packed with plenty of other texture-giving goodness: shredded coconut, pecans, raisins (dark and golden) and chocolate chips. Not to mention the fact that it is

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