The Accidental Journey of the Chocolate Chip Cookie

Get ready for a fun story about how the super yummy chocolate chip cookie was invented by mistake!

Back in 1938, a clever baker named Ruth Wakefield, who owned a restaurant called the Toll House Inn, wanted to make chocolate cookies. But when she went to get her usual baking chocolate, she found she was all out. Instead of giving up, Ruth decided to chop up a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar and put the little pieces into her cookie dough, thinking they would melt. But when the cookies came out of the oven, the chocolate hadn't melted completely, leaving delicious pockets of chocolate!

These accidental cookies, which Ruth called "Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookies," became incredibly popular and are now loved all over the world. So, the next time you eat a chocolate chip cookie, remember that it all started with a happy kitchen surprise!