Christmas - A Partner to Milk, a Treat to Santa

The most popular cookie in North America is the chocolate chip cookie. Despite the different variations of cookies, the tasty treats with chocolate chips have lasted decades. An interesting fact is that the chocolate chip cookie was also made by accident.

A lady named Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chip cookies at the Toll House Inn, which was run by her and her husband near Whitman, Massachusetts. One evening in 1937, she got the idea to make a chocolate butter cookie.

So she broke up one of the bars of semi-sweet chocolate that was given to her by a friend. She thought that it would mix together with the dough and produce pure chocolate cookies.

Needless to say, it didn't. However the cookies came out decent enough to be served, which they were. They of course were so good, they had to be done again. She then published the recipe in several newspapers, making the chocolate chip cookie very popular.

Wakefield then called her cookie, the Chocolate Crunch Cookie. She also struck a business deal with the company Nestle that allowed Nestle to put the recipe on their chocolate bar if they supplied her with free chocolate for her cookies at the Inn.

Nestle was so intrigued by the whole concept that they agreed to the deal. The popularity of the cookie then grew instantly and in 1939, the chocolate chips that we know today, were introduced.

When it comes to Christmas, leaving out cookies for Santa Claus has become a popular tradition. The act not only keeps the Christmas spirit alive, but it also excites children everywhere.

The reason may be because kids know that cookies are delicious and that Santa Claus will enjoy them. With a jolly Santa, they think more amazing gifts may be put under the tree.

So not only does the caring act put a smile on everyone’s face, but it will also remind people of how delicious cookies are.

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