Maman Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookie

Cookie Profile

Cookie: Nutty Chocolate Chip

Ingredients: Macadamia nuts, almonds, walnuts, dark chocolate baking wafers, butter, light brown sugar, salt, eggs.

Price: $4

Weight: 3.4 Ounces

Calories: 350 Calories

Three-word Review: Chocolatey, flavorful, incredible

Score: 9.2

About: Maman

Maman (mother in French) is the creation of Benjamin Sormonte and Elisa Marshall. It offers both savory and sweet foods inspired from the south of France and North America. Their high quality, locally-sourced ingredients are the root of their delicious menu. The French-American bakery sells a selection of savory baked goods, breakfast and lunch options. But what really makes Maman sensational is that damn chocolate chip cookie they call the Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookie. It’s made of almonds, macadamias, walnuts, sea salt and a “top secret” French dark chocolate. While they won’t tell you what chocolate they use my money is on Valrhona. This cookie made the list of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2017.

Maman (mother in French) is the creation of Benjamin Sormonte and Elisa Marshall. It offers both savory and sweet foods inspired from the south of France and North America. Their high quality, locally-sourced ingredients are the root of their delicious menu. The French-American bakery sells a selection of savory baked goods, breakfast and lunch options. But what really makes Maman sensational is that damn chocolate chip cookie they call the Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookie. It’s made of almonds, macadamias, walnuts, sea salt and a “top secret” French dark chocolate. While they won’t tell you what chocolate they use my money is on Valrhona. This cookie made the list of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2017.

Chef's Note

Bouchon Bakery, like most, uses unsalted European-style butter. The higher butterfat content gives the recipes a much better flavor. They also use Valrhona and Guittard as their chocolates of choice. For the Chocolate Chunk and Chip Cookie they use Valrhona Guanaja 70% or Guittard 72% chocolate. They also use Kosher salt

Experience

Our experiences at Maman have always been pleasant. Each location has its own rustic and cozy French vibe to it. The food, however, is constant and always very good.

Each person that we have dealt with, either behind the counter or serving food, has made our experiences very enjoyable. They made us feel welcome and were very friendly.

The setting and decor of each location makes you feel like you’re in a French cafe. Things never seems hectic or rushed, as the atmosphere is relaxed and warm.

The food, regardless if it’s sweet or savory, never disappoints. Whether you’re ordering baked goods or a meal, you can taste the quality ingredients in each item.

Review

Appearance

The cookie is beautifully golden brown with mounds of nuts and chocolate swirls decorating the surface. Melted chocolate seeps through the warm, freshly-baked dough while the edges are rugged and crispy. It’s a serious chocolate chip cookie.

Touch

The cookie is nice and heavy. Be sure to grab a napkin because the chocolate is guaranteed to leave a trail all over your fingers. There is a buttery, yet crispy feel to the cookie. It’s hard to hold and not want to sink your teeth into it. When broken in half, the crispy edges snap while the gooey halves softly pull away from each other.

Smell

You immediately smell the yummy chocolate and wonderful buttery aroma. You can smell the pure quality of chocolate chip cookie.

Taste

The first bite is enjoyably crunchy with a mouth full of chocolate, as it almost falls apart in your mouth. It is not overly crunchy where it distracts from the cookie, but a little love crunch that reminds you of its nutty existence. The crunch stays throughout the chew while getting an onslaught of flavors from the chocolate and perfect ratio of macadamia, walnuts and almonds.

The cookie has a delicious homemade fresh-out-of-the-oven flavor. Your taste buds will be on planet euphoria as you chew through the layers of chocolate and nuts.

You’ll love the crunchy-chewy texture in every bite. The chocolate-dough-nuts ratio is done to perfection and the end result is a well crafted, fully-flavored chocolate chip cookie that will make your toes curl.

What to Tell Your Friends

This cookie tastes great. A delicious chocolate distribution throughout the cookie with perfect texture. The combination of nuts and chocolate gives it a yummy flavor profile. It’s one of those staple cookies you keep coming back to.