How to Keep All-Butter Cookies from Spreading

I’m picky about my chocolate chip cookies. I like them chewy, but not flat. I’m not exaggerating when I say I searched for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe for 15 years. I really liked the flavor of the recipes that called for all butter, versus a butter/shortening combo or all shortening. The problem with all butter is that butter has a low melting point. That’s why cookies spread with butter. Shortening has a higher melting point, so that’s why a lot of recipes will call for a combination of the two.