Baking Expert Dorie Greenspan Rethinks the Chocolate Chip Cookie

Editor’s note: As we leave our home kitchens to dine out more, the weekly Lunch Break column has evolved to highlight dishes from a variety of sources: a new or reopened restaurant; a newsmaking person, place, or recipe; or, of course, a great cookbook.

Chocolate chip cookies win every matchup they face. Even during Christmas cookie season, they come out as the favorite 78% of the time in head-to-head matchups with sugar cookies, brownies, or any other variety.