The best chocolate chip cookie in Toronto?

[TorontoJo]

So we all seem to obsess over cupcakes and macarons, but it just hit me that we don't give a lot of love for the unassuming, humble, chocolate chip cookie.

I don't often buy chocolate chip cookies when I'm out, partly because I made a pretty mean cookie at home, and mostly because I'm usually disappointed when I do. The cookies are either not made with butter (a hang-able offense in my book), or they are too dry, too crunchy or too soft and the chocolate is of mediocre quality.

My vote for the best chocolate chip cookie in Toronto is from Hammersmith's, a little diner/restaurant at the corner of Gerrard and Logan. While they are not primarily a bakery, one of the owners is a seriously talented baker. Her scones are fantastic and I always need to get one with my brunch when I'm there. But her chocolate chip cookies are easily my favourite in the city -- they are big and flat and a just a bit chewy, with a nice crispy edge. The cookie dough is deliciously buttery and it's loaded with quality chocolate bits, and topped with melted chocolate disks. They are $2/each, but are quite large -- easily the size of 2 cookies I would make at home.

Here's a photo I posted of a cookie from Hammersmith's from another post:

http://www.chow.com/photos/662562

I'll give a shout out to the chocolate chip cookies at Flaky Tart as a close second for me.

I realize that what people like in chocolate chip cookies is probably unique to each person, but where is your favourite chocolate chip cookie in the city?

[letrell]

Xococava's chocolate chip cookie is beyond words. Um Divine.
Tucked behind Bruno's in Delisle Court @ Yonge & St. Clair.

[atomeyes]

whomever makes the ones that the Only Cafe carries...mmmmm

[peppermint pate]

Gotta give a shout out to the chocolate chip cookies topped with sea salt at Te Aro. I keep forgetting to ask where they get them from but wowza, they're good. Much thinner than Le Gourmand's, these strike a pretty awesome balance of crisp on the outside with a chewy/sticky interior. Quality chocolate chunks too.

[pâté chinois]

Xococava's chocolate chip cookie is dark, moist and decadent... love it!

[justxpete]

But does it look like this!?!

Oh man, I need to have one of these... soon.

[pâté chinois]

Kind of, but the batter is chocolate, not vanilla.

[mstestzzz002]

Just tried Xococava's chocolate chunk cookie - key word is "chunk". There's a slightly different mouth feel to chocolate chunks vs chocolate chips. The X. cookie I had was slightly drier than Le Gourmand's. About the same size as Le Gourmand, slightly more expensive ~$0.50.

[thebutcher]

wagamama - corner of king west and tecumseth - chewy, soft but lots of chocolate chips. yum

[Attknee]

I like the ones at Yitz's at Eglinton and Avenue Road. Soft and chewy with lots of chips.

[magic]

Those are delish, yeah. Forgot about those.

[AverageJo]

My favourite is the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie from The Remarkable Bean (at Queen & Beech). There are consistency problems; sometimes they're overbaked and a bit too dark. But this is a really substantial cookie. I like oatmeal in my cc cookies, and these have lots of oatmeal and chocolate chips. Not sickeningly sweet either.

[meatnveg]

Browse away: http://www.cookiesandtomatoes.com/sea...

it's a blog by a fellow chowhound poster ekim

[Googs]

In my mind, it comes down to two categories with chocolate chip cookies. Decadently rich and chockablock with chips or simple homestyle that you or your mom might make. For the latter, I quite like Montmartre Bakery's cookies. They're lightly sweet, cookie crisp, and just the other side of enough chocolate to make them fun. I've no opinon on the decadent kind since they aren't really my bag.

[TorontoJo]

Thanks, Googs, the simple homestyle ones are what I usually crave, so thanks for the Montmartre rec.

[Indianguy]

Yes? Hi! This may be the easy answer but the Le Gourmand (at the Spadina and the Richmond) still makes the best chocolate chip cookie. We had the many and this is still the favourite!

[justxpete]

Despite not being cooked properly on occasion, my vote also goes with Le Gourmand. Will be happy to sample other contenders, though!

[magic]

Agreed, Le Gourmand is very inconsistent. When they're baked properly they are probably my favourite. Problem is, you never know if they're going to be baked properly. Burnt outsides with undercooked interiors have long been a problem with Le Gourmand’s cookies.

Miss Cora's Kitchen in Kensington Market makes a wonderful chocochip cookie. Very similar to Le Gourmand, but without Le Gourmand's consistency issues.

When Open Window was still around I used to love their chocochip cookies. Man those were unique and good.

I also really like Burger's Priest's chocochip cookie!

It might be sacrilege to say, but after all these years I still LOVE Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies (original - not Soft &Chewy). I can eat a whole package with frightening ease.

My favourite overall chocolate chip cookies are my mom's, ha.

Now I will HAVE to try Hammersmith's, thank you TorontoJo!

[hungyhungyhippo]

One of my favourite go-to comfort treats is the choco chip cookie from Le Gourmand. I always ask for the most "well done" one, take it home and have it with a giant glass of cold milk.

[cheesymama]

I have yet to make it all the way home with a cookie! Thank god I don't live closer to them.

[hungyhungyhippo]

Admittedly, the cookie doesn't get home in one piece... and I live too close for comfort to it!

[justxpete]

I always order two for that very reason. One makes it, one does not. Haha.

[hungyhungyhippo]

Yet another admission: I've been known to buy two for the very same reason.

[peppermint pate]

+1 for a "well done" one from Le Gourmand.

[PoppiYYZ]

Ohhh but LG's gooey ones are the best ! Closest thing Toronto has to the world's best Levain cookie.