One Of Our Favourite Recipes, Chocolate Chip Cookies Origin Has Two Stories

Although we know that chocolate chip cookies were first baked at the Toll House Inn, parts of the chocolate chip cookies history is still unclear. There are two stories – the one publicized by Nestle and the one told by an old employee of the inn.

According to the swiss chocolate company, Nestle – who has printed all their chocolate chip packages with this beloved of recipes – chocolate chip cookies came about as the result of a failed experiment. They state that Mrs. Wakefield was making chocolate chip cookies, and had run out of her regular supply of baker's chocolate.

Instead, she chopped up a bar of Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate and tossed the bits into the dough. She had hoped the chocolate would melt into the cookie dough, but it didn't and led to one of America's favourite recipes – chocolate chip cookies.

The second story, told by a former employee of the Toll House Inn, reveals that Mrs. Wakefield was much too experienced a cook to make that kind of mistake. Instead, chocolate chip cookies history started with a lucky accident.

The large and rumbling Hobart mixer, being use to blend a large batch of cookie dough, shook loose a Nestle chocolate bar on a shelf above. After the bar had fallen into the bowl, and been chopped into the batter by the powerful mixer, Mrs. Wakefield was ready to toss out the “ruined” batch. Fortunately for lovers of delicious recipes, chocolate chip cookies were saved by a frugal employee.

The rest of chocolate chip cookies history in my next post, followed by the famous recipe itself. Time for baking. Good bakeware is the answer to how to make chocolate chip cookies that are perfect, and I've found my new supplier – online. Click here to feast your eyes on some beauties for your kitchen.