History of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Imagine coming home

Last updated: 4/26/2023

History of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Imagine coming home from a long day at school You walk through the door You smell something sweet coming from the kitchen You rush in and turn on the light in the oven What do you see A tray of chocolate chip cookies almost ready for eating Notes Believe it or not for a long time chocolate chip cookies didn t even exist It wasn t until 1938 that chocolate chip cookies were first invented During the 1930s a chef named Ruth Graves Wakefield wanted to give something new to her customers She owned a restaurant called The Toll House Inn The Inn was located in Whitman Massachusetts Many people loved its home cooked meals Ruth made a new cookie called the Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie to serve to her customers For a while the cookies were a local treat During World War II they became popular around the world During the war soldiers from Massachusetts would share the cookies they got from home with other soldiers These other soldiers loved them so much they would write home to ask for their own Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookies Ruth Wakefield got letters from all over the world asking for her Toll House cookies Today Ruth s Toll House Cookies are known as chocolate chip cookies They are some of the favorite cookies eaten by people everywhere Chocolate chip cookies can be found everywhere in the United States Many bags of chocolate chips have a recipe on the back You can make your own chocolate chip cookies using that recipe Almost all bakeries have their own style of the cookie that they sell Some malls or stores sell freshly baked cookies Many hotels banks and airlines also give out free chocolate chip cookies The chocolate chip cookie is even more important in Massachusetts On July 9 1997 the chocolate chip cookie became the official cookie of Massachusetts A third grade class in Somerset Massachusetts came up with the idea The chocolate chip cookie is still known as the official state cookie People also celebrate the cookie on August 4th This is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day a do Since then there have been many new ways to make the chocolate chip cookie Some people put M Ms in them and call them party cookies Other people put chocolate chips in chocolate dough mixed with cocoa These are called chocolate chocolate chip cookies Other people add peanut butter chips to them to give them a different flavor Wherever you go in the United States you can find different kinds of chocolate chip cookies It all began with a chef who wanted to create something new for her customers 0 da 6 Q Sh