Each year on August 4 is Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. The day is celebrated by cookie shops, bakeries, and home bakers across the United States. Did you know the chocolate chip cookie is America's most popular cookie?
In celebration of this holiday, why not bake up a batch of your favorite chocolate chip cookies? You can even get creative and customize your recipe with tasty ingredients like nuts, dried fruit, and spices. So, grab your apron and join in on the festivities!
August 4 is Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
The chocolate chip cookie is one of the most beloved treats in the world, but how did it come to be?
The story of the iconic chocolate chip cookie began in 1930 when a Massachusetts woman named Ruth Graves Wakefield was baking a batch of Butter Drop Do cookies. She decided to add chopped-up bits from a Nestle semi-sweet chocolate bar, hoping it would create solid chocolate cookies. However, the chocolate pieces melted, creating a delicious and unexpected result - the chocolate chip cookie!
The recipe, originally called the “Toll House Crunch Cookie,” was published in a Boston newspaper shortly after, and quickly gained traction across the United States, becoming one of America’s most beloved treats according to Nestle.
So, the next time you sink your teeth into a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie, be sure to thank Ruth Graves Wakefield for her incredible invention!!
Types of Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ever wondered why chocolate chip cookies can have such varied textures? The answer lies in the ingredients, baking time, and oven temperature. Each combination of these factors can result in a unique texture - from chewy to crisp, soft to flat, thick to cakey, greasy to flavorful, moist to crumbly.
Recipes for cookies vary, but in a nutshell these a few reasons why cookie textures vary.
Chewy Cookies usually have a higher moisture content.
Crisp Cookies usually are high in both fat and sugar.
Cake-Like and Soft Cookies need high moisture with low fat and sugar.
Best Store-Bought Cookies
While there is nothing better than fresh baked chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven, we understand that sometimes we just have to pick up a box of cookies at the store.
You may want to try these:
Chips Ahoy! Chocolate Chip Cookies are a timeless classic. Crispy, crunchy, and beloved by many, these cookies are perfect for dunking in a glass of cold milk. Available in many varieties, including original, chewy, chunky, peanut butter, brownie, white chocolate, thins, and even peppermint and other seasonal options, Chips Ahoy! Chocolate Chip Cookies have something for everyone.
Pepperidge Farm's Farmhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies offer a thin and crispy texture that make them reminiscent of homemade cookies. Moreover, these treats boast a robust milk chocolate flavor in each chip, making them perfect for dunking in milk.
Entenmann’s Original Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies are a crowd favorite, widely available throughout the United States. These mini cookies feature a slightly soft texture that are very similar to a freshly baked batch. Enjoy them as is or quickly warm them up in the microwave for an extra decadent treat.
How to Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
- Visit your local bakery and buy a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie.
- Share your favorite local bakery’s post on your social media.
- Pick up a box of your favorite chocolate chip cookies at your grocery store.
- Bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies. View our amazing list of recipes we curated for Chocolate Chip Cookies.
- Eat chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
- Make a chocolate chip cookie ice cream sundae.
- Bring a fresh baked cookies to work and celebrate the day everyone.
- Post a picture on social media eating or baking a chocolate chip cookie and use #NationalChocolateChipCookieDay
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Quotes
"I love chocolate chip cookies - really anything with chocolate will do!"
Laura Wilkinson
"I love watching keep-fit videos while munching chocolate chip cookies."
Dolly Parton
"If I had any choice in the matter, I'd stay in my comfy bed and eat warm chocolate chip cookies all day."
Simone Elkeles
"I will never get tired of making chocolate chip cookies. Never."
Danielle Campbell
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How to Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
Materials
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
