"This recipe is a good start. As a serious chocolate junky, I needed a few adjustments to suit my tastes. First, I love thin AND crunchy, so I bake for 16-17 minutes until the edges get a little burnt. Second, it needs serious chocolate augmentation. I double the amount of chips to 4 cups. A couple tablespoons of cocoa powder to the batter is another plus. Yeah, I know. I'm a freak,

Alton is still my hero anyway. His show on the different kinds of chocolate chip cookies was one of my favorates. I really enjoyed the science behind different recipes that make them thin, thick, etc. No other cooking show does that.