9. Chocolate Chip Cookies
The chocolate chip cookie is arguably
America’s favorite cookie. The recipe was accidentally created in 1930 by Ruth
Graves Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
While attempting to make a batch of chocolate cookies, Wakefield added bits of
chocolate to the batter; however, instead of melting, the chocolate pieces
remained in tact, and the chocolate chip cookie was born.
The cookies were wildly popular amongst
Wakefield’s customers at the inn, and she went on to publish the recipe in 1936
in her cookbook, Toll House Tried and
True Recipes. The recipe was an immediate hit in homes all over America,
and the chocolate chip cookie’s popularity skyrocketed.
Our recipe for “The Best of All Chocolate Chip Cookies” is a scrumptious update to the classic cookie, adding oats, cinnamon,
and walnuts to the mix, making for some very luxuriant morsels.
10. Brownies
Perhaps the main reason why Americans are
so enamored with brownies is because they possess the softness of a cake and
the chewiness of fudge all rolled into a neat little square that packs a huge
chocolate punch. Interestingly enough, that is also the main reason why
brownies were invented in the first place!
The origin of the brownie dates back to the
Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Bertha Palmer of the famous Palmer House Hotel
requested that the hotel chef develop a cake-like dessert that could be easy
eaten from lunch boxes for ladies attending the fair. The chef created the
first ever brownies, which were an immediate success. To this day, the hotel
still produces these brownies, using the same exact original recipe.
Recipes for brownies began to appear in
American cookbooks at the turn of the century, and instantly became a
nationwide favorite. Hopefully, our recipe for “Best Ever Brownies” will become
one of your favorites!
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