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 chocolate chip cookie, a seemingly simple delight, boasts a surprisingly rich and fascinating history. While pinpointing its exact origin is difficult, the most widely accepted story credits Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. In 1930, needing chocolate for a batch of cookies, she famously broke up a Nestlé […]
The seemingly simple chocolate chip cookie, a ubiquitous treat enjoyed globally, boasts a surprisingly rich and fascinating history. Its origins aren’t shrouded in ancient lore, but rather trace back to a specific individual and a fortuitous accident in the 1930s. Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, is credited with its […]
