I’m just going to go ahead and say it – Levain Bakery’s chocolate chip cookies are the best I’ve had. Ever. I mean, look at the ratio of gooey chocolate to dough in that picture. Is there really any debate?
“Chocolate chip cookie” is a loose term often used to describe anything from bland dough with a morsel wedged in…somewhere, to the work of art that is the Levain cookie. Weighty, dense yet airy, and chock-full of walnuts, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips or raisins, a Levain cookie can be a meal, a late night binge, a hearty breakfast if you will. I sampled the oatmeal raisin:
as well as the chocolate chip walnut, which I lovingly cross-sectioned in the first picture.
These cookies are not to be taken lightly. They are heavy and rich – you can almost taste the butter in each bite. I ate a whole one by myself (keep in mind, I think they must weigh about a half pound each). My stomach might have hated me, but I had no regrets. Put another Levain cookie in front of me, and I’ll devour it again in a heartbeat.
You need to try these cookies!
Levain Bakery
167 West 74th St. (off Amsterdam)
212.874.6080
19 Comments
Kate
July 21, 2010 at 12:48 amMust. Come. To. NYC. Now.
YUM! The best kinds of desserts are the ones where you can taste the butter!
Nani
July 21, 2010 at 1:21 amI am right on Kate's heels I WANT these. I have been craving sweets for days now and I NEED that cookie!!
Morgan
July 21, 2010 at 1:35 amAh, really need to stop reading your posts when I'm hungry! Butter….
The Less Than Domestic Goddess
July 21, 2010 at 1:46 amWhy ya gotta be so MEAN?! Me = 3,000+ miles away from NYC and those cookies. I'll try my best to live vicariously through you. That first picture…I think I'm in love 🙂
Erica
July 21, 2010 at 1:48 amOh my that looks amazing. Please call me the next time you're on the hunt for a delicious NYC dessert, I would be happy to weigh in! 😉
Jody
July 21, 2010 at 2:43 amThose cookies look amazing!
brooke @ claremont road
July 21, 2010 at 1:52 pmI want to go to there.
lavenderpug
July 21, 2010 at 2:47 pmlevain is great for the whole slightly underbaked cookie dough thing–yummm…also, have you tried the cc cookies at jacques torres? totally yummy!
Kristin ~ Bien Living Design
July 21, 2010 at 3:22 pmWell, I know which place is on my MUST list for my next NYC trip….YUM!!! Chocolate Chip cookies are my absolute favorite!
mintedlife
July 21, 2010 at 3:48 pmDo you need my address? I'd love a cookie. 🙂 Yum. I will have a lot of food stops for my next NYC trip!
Ghenet
July 21, 2010 at 3:52 pmOoo must try!
charms
July 21, 2010 at 9:45 pmi'm so mad that you posted that picture! now i'm dying to have a chocolate chip cookie. i'm not usually an oatmeal raisin fan but that looks good to me too.
BigAppleNosh
July 21, 2010 at 9:47 pm@lavenderpug no I haven't tried the JT cookies! next on my list 🙂
THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE
July 22, 2010 at 11:59 pmWow I honestly didn't even know that was a choc chip cookie from the picture because there was so much chocolate! I will have to visit 🙂
Try Anything Once Terri
July 24, 2010 at 3:15 pmThis is going on the list now.
Thanks!
Laura
July 28, 2010 at 2:11 amUmm, yes please. Take me here on my visit 🙂
Rodzilla
September 11, 2010 at 4:19 amI don't know how I'm just finding your blog, but I'm really enjoying it.
I had to comment because that is by far the most appetizing picture of a levain bakery cookie (maybe of any cookie) that I've ever seen.
Maryam
June 20, 2013 at 12:15 pmHome made chocolate chip cookies are yum. I will definitely try this one out.
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