The Cookie's History

So, where did the first cookie come from? Well, they were actually created by accident. A long time ago, bakers and chefs would use a small piece of dough to test their oven's temperature to make sure it was just right before baking anything big, like a cake. These little test runs became known as biscuits or sweet buns. The word cookie actually derived from the Dutch word, "koekje", meaning "little cake". Cookies are made of a sweet dough and they were eaten mainly during a person's tea service, so it was kind of like a tea party. Cookies were often made with nuts, but one day a woman ran out of nuts and substituted pieces of chocolate for them. She was the first person to create the chocolate chip cookie. Her name was Ruth Wakefield. So that's a short introduction of the cookie's past! =) Picture links: http://www.women-inventors.com/media/images/bio_wakefield.jpg

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In the photos are Ruth Wakefield and some chocolate chip cookies!



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