Ruth Wakefield – Chocolate Chip Cookie Inventor

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Thank you Ruth Graves Wakefield.

There are small things in life that make everything better. One of them is chocolate chip cookies. Now, we are not saying that we might not have had chocolate chip cookies without Ruth Graves Wakefield. But there is no denying that this woman made all our lives easier.

Wakefield had a tourist lodge with her husband in Whitman, Massachusetts. The lodge was called The Toll House Inn, and this is the place where chocolate chip cookies were born. Some of the guests to the lodge included John F. Kennedy, who was Senator of Massachusetts back then.

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1		Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix, Makes 12 Cookies, 7.5 oz, 9 Pack | Makes 12 Chewy 2-Inch...	$16.11	Buy on Amazon
2		Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix (17.5 Ounce, 3 Pack)	$27.99	Buy on Amazon
3		Betty Crocker Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookie Baking Mix, 17.5 oz | Chewy, Gooey Texture,...	$4.49	Buy on Amazon

In 1938, Ruth came up with the idea of a chocolate chip cookie. She has been serving a thin butterscotch nut cookie with ice cream for years. And everyone loved it. But she wanted something different, and she came up with the Toll House cookie. She included the cookie in her cookbook, the Toll House Tried and True Recipes.

With the popularity of the cookie, Nestle’s sales of the semi-sweet chocolate bars spiked. So, Nestle and Ruth made an arrangement. The company bought off her recipe and the rights to sell it. They paid one dollar for it, but promised to give her a lifetime supply of Nestle chocolate. Quite the deal for Nestle, right?

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Also popular on Amazon

Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix (17.5 Ounce, 3 Pack)

$27.99

Buy on Amazon

Popular on Amazon

Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix, Makes 12 Cookies, 7.5 oz, 9 Pack | Makes 12 Chewy 2-Inch Cookies, Bowl to Oven in Minutes, Soft & Gooey Texture

• CLASSIC COOKIE MIX: Chocolate chip cookies for the whole family to enjoy; each 7.5-oz. bag makes twelve (12) 2-inch cookies
• QUICK AND EASY: Just mix, drop and bake for a chewy, gooey treat any time of the day or night
• ENDLESS OPTIONS: Prepare cookie mix as is or explore Betty Crocker recipes for a new take on this classic chocolate chip cookie
• CHOCOLATE CHIP GOODNESS: Bite into sweet, soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies
• CONTAINS: 7.5 oz (Pack of 9)

$16.11

Buy on Amazon