History of Chocolate Chip Cookies
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'Cookie' comes from a Dutch word, 'koekje', meaning 'small or little cake'. The word biscuit, as the cookie is known as in some countries, has originated from the Latin words 'bis coctum', meaning 'twice baked'.
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Interestingly, the history of cookies say that a cookie was originally used as a 'test cake', meaning it was nothing more than a little bit of cake batter that was baked to gauge the temperature of an oven. Since no one wanted to waste it once the test was over, the batter was baked for the second time, when it would come out nice and crispy, as that is how the world got its first cookies.
By the end of the fourteenth century, cookies were no longer just a tasty afterthought, but were being produced and sold in the market. Late 17th century found cookies elevated to the status of an epicurean delight, and interesting variations were being introduced, like almond or cinnamon cookies.
The universal favorite of all, chocolate chip cookies were invented in 1930 quite by accident, by a tourist lodge owner and dietician, who was baking cookies, but did not have one ingredient she needed -- baker’s chocolate. So, she experimented with a chocolate bar, and the rest, as they say, is history.
The lady who gave the world its first batch of chocolate chip cookies then went to strike a deal with the company that manufactured the chocolate bar used in making those cookies. He printed the lady's recipe on the packets of the chocolate bar, and she in turn got herself a lifetime of chocolate!
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