Makes 3 dozen

Author Alice Medrich takes cookie making to the level of an art form. Of the many (many!) chocolate-chip cookies we have made, none touch this recipe from “Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies.” The recipe’s secret is melting the butter and letting the batter sit overnight until the butter really soaks into the dry ingredients. The results are super-crisp cookies.