Good morning, before Charlie decided he wasn’t going to eat Candy or Cakes he used to make Homemade Cookies. Which we haven’t ever done. With this morning being National Chocolate Chip Day it would be the perfect day to make cookies.
To do that I would have to get Charlie off of his game which I don’t think will ever happen. In the meantime if you plan on making Chocolate Chip Cookies instead of making Cookies you can put the dough into a square pan and instead of Cookies have a Brownie or Cake.
Which my sister and I made when we was growing up but my mom didn’t like our creation. But my sister and I did and we ate the whole pan all by ourselves.
National Chocolate Chip Day
I have a question for you is there anything that makes everything better other than Chocolate? I would say there isn’t and that’s why the ultimate in Chocolate was designed, the Chocolate Chip.
Chocolate chips are not only easy to take with you, they’re completely versatile! If you want to make any Cookie better? Add Chocolate Chips! (Oatmeal, Macadamia, Peanut Butter?
All cookies are better with Chocolate Chips!) and today celebrates these culinary inventions, and all that they can do.
History of Chocolate Chip Day
It all started at a little place you may recognize the name of, the Toll House Inn which is located in Whitman, Massachusetts. This just happens to be the home of that most favorite of cookies, the Chocolate Chip Cookie.
Ruth Graves Wakefield had originally planned on making a Chocolate Cookie, and decided to do so by throwing in chunks of a Chocolate bar into it.
In a happy accident, it turned out that the Chocolate didn’t melt and mix with the rest of the Cookie, but maintained its shape. Filling the cookie with delicious little Chocolate bits.
The Chocolate Chip Cookie, and the Toll House Cookie Company were born! From that day forward there have been new forms of Chocolate Chip added. Including White Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Bittersweet Chocolate, even Dark Chocolate! All of these varieties being added to delicious new recipes to create new treats for you to enjoy!
It didn’t immediately go from Chocolate Bar to Chocolate Chip, there was a little innovation that happened in between first. Based off of the success of the cookies she made, Nestle agreed to add Ms. Wakefield’s recipe to their wrapper.
What did they pay her for this honor? A lifetime supply of Chocolate! Sounds like an awesome deal to us too! Nestle (and at least one other company) went on to include a chopping tool to help prepare the bars for use in cookies. That is, right up until 1941 when they started selling them as ‘Chocolate Chips’ or ‘Chocolate Morsels’.
Originally, the flavor of Chocolate Chips were Semi-sweet. Today, we have seen many different inventions. Of course, Semi-sweet is still as popular as ever.
However, we’ve also got White and Dark swirled, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and bittersweet Chocolate Chips to feast on. Your imagination is the only limit when it comes to baking with Choclate Chips.
Here is ways to celebrate Chocolate Chip Day:
Well, the first thing to do is remember Chocolate Chip Day isn’t just about cookies, it’s about all the things you can put Chocolate Chips in! Including Pancakes, Muffins, Pudding, Ice Cream, Granola Bars, and Pies.
These are just a few of the recipes you can add Chocolate Chips to. We’ll be honest though, our favorite way to enjoy Chocolate Chips is the handful straight out of the bag.
If you’re really committed to the cause, why not add Chocolate Chips to all of your meals? For breakfast, add Chocolate Chips to your cereal. Or if your like Charlie you can start the day with some Chocolate Chip Pancakes!
For lunch, why not add Chocolate Chips to your Yogurt? Then enjoy a tasty Chocolate Chip Muffin or Chocolate Chip Cookie. Finish the day with Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.
I have a question for you have you ever made Cake Pops? If so then how about making Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pops? Now, let me tell you a secret Charlie, David and I haven’t ever had Cookie Pops but I think its time to try one. Don’t you?
Take a look on the Internet, you will see recipes for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. For those that want to know my favorite recipe is Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you want to try Cookie Dough Cake Pops here is a recipe:
Ingredients
- 10 oz dark chocolate melting wafers
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon salt
- One teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup of sugar
- One and ½ cups of brown sugar
- One cup of unsalted butter, which has been softened to room temperature
- One and ¾ cup of all-purpose flour
- Sprinkles are optional!
Instructions
- Grab a large bowl and place the sugars and softened butter inside. Use an electric mixer to combine the two ingredients until they are creamy.
- Add the salt and vanilla extract. Stir well.
- Gradually add the sifted, cooled flour mixture. Stir until the ingredients are combined fully.
- Now, we’re ready for the chocolate chips! Stir them in.
- You should now have your cookie dough mixture. Scoop it up into one and ½ tablespoon-sized balls. Roll the mixture between your palms until it is smooth.
- Place the dough balls onto a baking sheet that has been lined with wax paper, and leave it to chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- While the cooking dough is chilling in the fridge, you can prepare a box of the cookie dough pops to be placed inside. You can use a piece of styrofoam or any sort of box that you have in the home whereby a tiny hole can be pierced into the surface. Make sure that the cake pop stick is going to fit through the hole and that the stick will be supported once the cookie dough has been added to the end of it.
- Once your cookie dough balls are fully chilled, you can then prepare the melting wafers. There should be instructions on the package. It is best to follow this.
- Place a cake pop stick into a cookie dough ball, and then dip it into the melted chocolate. Drain off any excess chocolate, and add some sprinkles if you want to.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
