Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: August 4th, 2022. I don’t know about you but I would like a nice hot Chocolate Chip Cookie. I’ve been thinking about going to the Mall to walk this afternoon and if it wouldn’t hinder my diet I would like to visit the Cookie Store for a Chocolate Chip Cookie with Walnuts. Would you like to go to the Mall with me and have a Cookie or two?
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
We’ve tried Chocolate Chip Cookies warm and gooey right out of the oven or fresh and chewy from the Supermarket. No matter what form your favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie takes, there’s no denying that these Cookies holds a special place in our hearts.
Whether you like Chocolate Chip Cookies crispy or chewy, National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is celebrated on August 4th.
The first Chocolate Chip Cookie was actually made by accident in Whitman, Massachusetts in an Inn called the Toll House. In 1938, Ruth Graves Wakefield one day planned on making regular Chocolate Cookies but got the great idea of throwing in chunks of a Chocolate Bar into the Cookies. Much to her surprise, the Chocolate did not mix well with the Cookie and instead, the Cookie filled up with tasty chunks of Chocolate.
These fortunate turn of events led to the emergence of the Chocolate Chip Cookie and the birth of the Toll House Company. As time went on, different versions of the Chocolate Chip Cookie were made using White Chocolate or Dark Chocolate because the people wanted a variety of recipes to try.
Ruth Graves Chocolate Chip Cookie started to get more and more famous. Finally, Nestle reached out to her and agreed to add Ruth Graves recipe to their wrapper in exchange for a lifetime of free Cookies. Ruth Graves accepted the deal.
Chocolate Chip Cookies have come a long way since the Toll House Inn days because today they’re seen as a staple part of the American home. It is estimated that a person eats around 35,000 Cookies in a lifetime which is crazy if you think about it.
Cookies is now available to be eaten in places like Europe and Australia, and it will only get bigger from here on out. You never know, Cookies might just get so famous that Aliens might just come to Earth for Cookies.
Traditions
Chocolate Chip Cookies themselves are a tradition. We all have fond memories associated with Chocolate Chip Cookies and grandma baking a batch with her secret ingredient. Then sitting on the couch on a Winter night eating warm Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Do you remember sneaking a couple of Chocolate Chip Cookies with your siblings without your parents knowing?
In many of our family gatherings, Chocolate Chip Cookies have been present.
Today is the day to indulge in Chocolate Chip Cookies, try your hand at baking a batch of your Cookies with your family.
Many brands and franchises offer Cookie deals as well, so be sure to check these specials out.
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Activities
- Whether you pick up some preformed Cookie Dough at the Supermarket or you whip up your favorite recipe from scratch, the ultimate way to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is to pop a cookie sheet in the oven and bake Chocolate Chip Cookies. After the Cookies are baked, try a warm Cookie off the cooling rack and enjoy that melted Chocolate and chewy Cookie combo.
- Even if baking at home isn’t for you, there’s always a way to share National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day with the people in your life. Home-baked or Store-bought, you can still spread love by the baker’s dozen by simply sharing some of your Cookies with family.
- Bakers are always giving out free samples and National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is a great excuse to introduce new customers to this most-beloved of Cookie recipes. On August 4th, grab family and visit all the Bakeries in your area. You might luck into free samples of Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies and White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies for our tasting pleasure.
5 Facts About Cookies
- These Cookies were first called The Chocolate Crunch Cookie
- Chocolate Chips never melt because they have less Cocoa Butter than Chocolate Bars.
- The Chocolate Chip Cookie is America’s most popular Cookie.
- The first Chocolate Chip Cookie was the size of a quarter.
- There are 7 billion Chocolate Chip Cookies eaten in the United States every year. About 50% of those are homemade Cookies.
Why PEOPLE Love National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
- Maybe it’s the Chocolate or the fact that the Chocolate is concentrated into chips and isn’t mixed evenly throughout the Cookie. Or because saying “Chocolate Chip Cookie” is kinda fun. Whatever the reason, Chocolate Chip Cookies really stand out to us as the king of Cookies.
- A Cookie Cake is the highest achievement to which any self-respecting Cookie can aspire. Chocolate Chip Cookies seem to be our very favorite candidate, A standard Cookie Cake fills a Pizza box and can be decorated with frosting, sprinkles and cake decorations. Beneath it all, the Cookie Cake is really just a giant Cookie you have no excuse not to share.
- Did you know bakers often give out free samples and the public’s obsession with Chocolate Chip Cookies has established this sweet treat as one of the ultimate standards for great baked goods. It makes sense that bakers give out bites of the Chocolate Chip Cookie to entice their customers and prove their baking prowess. You can probably find a free Cookie within a few miles of your home on any given day.
Five Facts about Chocolate Chips
- Chocolate Chips are a required ingredient in Chocolate Chip Cookies, which were invented in 1933 when Ruth Graves Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in the town of Whitman, Massachusetts added cut-up chunks of a Semi-Sweet Nestlé Chocolate Bar to a Cookie recipe.
- These Cookies were a huge success. Wakefield reached an agreement with Nestlé to add her recipe to the Chocolate Bar’s packaging in exchange for a lifetime supply of Chocolate.
- Initially, Nestlé included a small chopping tool with the Chocolate Bars, but in 1939 they started selling the Chocolate in chip or “Morsel” form.
- Did you know the Nestlé brand Toll House Cookies is named for the Inn.
- Originally, Chocolate Chips were made of Semi-Sweet Chocolate, but today there are many flavors.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
