Posting here so I can clip it. Chocolate Chip Cookies Published: July 9, 2008 Adapted from Jacques Torres Time: 45 minutes (for 1 6-cookie batch), plus at least 24 hours chilling 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons (8 1/2 ounces) cake flour 1 2/3 cups (8 1/2 ounces) bread flour 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt 2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) light brown sugar 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract 1 1/4 pounds bittersweet chocolate disks or fèves, at least 60 percent cacao content (see note) Sea salt. 1. Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside. 2. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours. 3. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside. 4. Scoop 6 3 1/2-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day. Eat warm, with a big napkin. Yield: 1 1/2 dozen 5-inch cookies. Note: Disks are sold at Jacques Torres Chocolate; Valrhona fèves, oval-shaped chocolate pieces, are at Whole Foods.

This came from about.com's cooking light recipe section. I just tried these a couple of days ago and they are really GREAT. They're not really low in sugar, but they're low in fat and low cholesterol, for those watching those items in their diet but still craving a chocolate chip cookie: Light Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate chip cookies will never be declared a health food, but you can make them less unhealthy by tweaking the ingredients a little. Here's a recipe for a lighter chocolate chip cookie that still manages to satisfy a sweet tooth, but perhaps with a little less guilt. INGREDIENTS: · 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour · 3/4 cup all-purpose flour · 1/4 tsp baking soda · 1/4 tsp salt · 4 tbsp butter, melted (I used margarine) · 2 egg whites (I used 1/4 c. egg beaters) · 1 tsp vanilla extract · 3/4 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar · 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookies sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg whites, butter, and vanilla; stir in the brown sugar until smooth. Gradually add in the flour mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by the tablespoon onto cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes. Yields 24 cookies. Per Cookie : Calories 92, Calories from Fat 30, Total Fat 3.4g, (sat 2.6g), Cholesterol 6mg, Sodium 45mg, Carbohydrate 14.5g, Fiber 0.7g, Protein 1.2g

Have any of you tried Oreo Cookie Balls yet? My husband brought me one home that someone at his office made. It was so good! I plan to make them for our holiday party this year. They sound very easy to make. Only three ingredients and no baking. If any of you are familiar with chocolate wafer ice box cake these work on the same principle. 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups) 4 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces, melted MIX cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended. SHAPE into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min. Dip balls in melted chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. Here is a link that might be useful: Oreo cookie balls

I do not add salt to chocolate chip cookies at all - I can taste the salt, and it is very distracting. Chocolate tastes better without salt, and I check ingredients for anything I buy that has chocolate to make sure that salt has not been added. If I do think salt is needed, I always use less than half the amount of salt called for. I do not like nutmeg with chocolate, but coconut is good. I used to make chocolate chip cookies by adding chocolate chips to oatmeal cookies, and then I started substituting granola for oatmeal (had to reduce sugar when doing this), and they were even better, if you like them crunchy. If you like them soft, oatmeal is better. The granola I use has coconut and almonds in it. Lars