The simple pleasure of a soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie transcends cultures and generations. While pinpointing the exact origin is tricky, the story begins with Ruth Wakefield, a culinary innovator who owned the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. In 1930, she allegedly ran out of baker’s chocolate and substituted semi-sweet chocolate, chopping it […]
The aroma of warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven is arguably one of the most comforting and universally beloved scents in the world. But have you ever stopped to consider the surprisingly rich history behind this seemingly simple treat? Contrary to popular belief, the chocolate chip cookie wasn’t some accidental culinary masterpiece; […]
The humble chocolate chip cookie, a seemingly simple treat, holds a surprisingly rich and fascinating history. While pinning down a single inventor is difficult, the story generally begins with Ruth Graves Wakefield, the owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. In 1930, needing chocolate for a batch of butter drop dough cookies, Wakefield […]
The humble American chocolate chip cookie: a seemingly simple treat with a surprisingly rich and complex history. While pinning down the exact origin is difficult, the story generally credits Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, with its invention in 1930. Legend has it that she was making a batch of […]
