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Chocolate Chip Cookies - Detroit area
Thanks for all your thoughts and suggestions...I'm glad more people have included their personal favorites, and introduced me to their potential favorites.
Toooo funny about your cousin, Boagman!
I had a cc cookie from Pinwheel in Ferndale today, and I didn't get a good sense of the "buttery-ness" in theirs, although I felt the flavor was ok. Maybe the cookie I had was a few days old, as well.
I haven't had the Johnny B's yet. I think I had an Avalon cookie when my sister got married 6 years ago & I stopped by the bakery the day after, so I would have to revisit that source (I love all their breads, so I would expect their cookies to be yummy, too.)
I haven't seen Cheeky Monkey's around yet -- I am close to the Farmer's Market out in Waterford, so I don't need to go to the Royal Oak market very often. I look forward to seeking them out.
Still, after this much time has passed from my original post...I find it interesting that there has yet to emerge a true favorite cookie maker for such a classic treat.
Thanks for all the input, and I look forward to reading more. :-)
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Johnny B's
126 Carey St, Deerfield, MI 49238
Taco truck sighting in Pontiac, MI.
How cool! I will keep my eyes open for that truck. Is it like a step van size? Was it heading towards Perry? There is that strip mall just south of Walton on Perry which has several Hispanic businesses in it. I wonder if it was heading over there. What times of the day did you see the truck?
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Detroit area
Thanks, Jan. I will head down to Pinwheel after I hit Westborn to see if they have any Johnny B's on the shelf. I appreciate your suggestion.
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Johnny B's
126 Carey St, Deerfield, MI 49238
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Detroit area
If you have recently seen them, I will head out tomorrow and pick up a batch. I look forward to trying them.
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Detroit area
Tokyo, I was *shocked* when I first heard there was a JT store in Traverse. The fact that it was the only location outside of NYC was a huge surprise. When I had the famous chocolate chip cookie up north, it must have been sitting around for days. I asked the girl who worked there when it was made, and she couldn't tell me. (?!?!? - how could they not know? It wasn't like they had too many bakery items to keep track of there.) For all the press these cookies had recieved, I was expecting to be transported to cookie heaven when I bit into it. I found the dough part of the cookie to be just ho-hum. I didn't taste any of those great side notes in it, at all. The chocolate was fine, but as a complete tasting experience, I found it to not be too much better than those big cookies you see at the cash register at Jimmy Johns, or in the gas station. I wanted it to be great, but it was far from that. (I did have a mug of their hot chocolate, and THAT was super good. NOT the cookie, though.) I even brought some cookies back and let my sister and sister-in-law try them, and they weren't impressed, either. I guess I will just have to treat myself to the "home grown" ones in NYC when I get back there.
Thanks for your input.
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Detroit area
I remember seeing their products on the shelf at Westborn in Berkley, I think. How unfortunate to have suffered a fire during these tough times, let alone at all. They may have also been at Krogers in Bloomfield Township.
I hope they are not the only source for a really good cc cookie around here. I read last night after I posted that Jacques Torres in Traverse is closed.
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Detroit area
For the millions of chocolate chip cookies in the world, why is it so hard to find a really good one? One that tastes homemade, is buttery, maybe a bit of caramel or toffee coming through, not too doughy (like Marty's used to be), correct ratio of chocolate chip to dough, doesn't have a fake flavor of mystery ingredients...one that is just 'hit-the-spot' delish.
A good cc cookie is a work of art, don't you think?
So, where do you think the best chocolate chip cookies are in the Detroit area, which are (hopefully) locally made? And, what about pricing -- who has the best cc cookies at the most reasonable price? (I had the chocolate chip cookie from Jacques Torres in Traverse and it was a lot of hype for mediocre flavor. Zingermans are off-the-charts expensive.)
RIP: Rocket Eddy's @ Keego Harbor
Every time you go any place now, you need to call ahead to make sure they are open. I was always worried a car was going to run off Orchard Lake and hit me on that patio.
RIP Rafals-Detroit Eastern Market
I was in there probably only days before they closed. It was almost eerie, because they only had about 30% of their stock. I asked the owner if they were closing, and he said the weekend had been busy, and they were waiting to get new stock. I knew there was NO WAY they could have gone through ALL those spices over a weekend. But, how sad they have fallen during these tough times.
Also while I was there at the EMarket, I priced some butter in bulk. I was shocked at how expensive they were, compared to just Meijer & Costco. I fully expected to find a supplier there who would have been able to provide me with prices that would have been much less than the grocery store. Such was not the case. Even when I was pricing flour, I found I could get it cheaper in the 'burbs. The romantical side of me wants to support the independent vendors there. Maybe I didn't know the "right' ones to talk to. Any suggestions for a good source for bulk baking supplies there, or, in the metro area?
