I tried four types of chocolate-chip cookie dough — Nestle Toll House, Pillsbury, Sweet Loren's and Annie's — and one was clearly the best.

Pillsbury was certainly fine, passable even, but it lacked that chocolate chip cookie depth we all know and love. But, hey, if you're a fan of the classic Pillsbury sugar cookies and not a fan of ...

One small but noticeable detail was Pillsbury’s decision to line its pull-apart dough into spheres (rather than sloppy cubes). This resulted in more uniform cookies, which appeased my ...