Toll House Cookies and Other Favorite Chocolate Recipes Made with Nestle's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, 1941

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Artifact Overview

In the late 1930s, Ruth Wakefield "invented" the chocolate chip cookie. She chopped up a Nestle's semisweet chocolate bar and added the pieces to her sweet cookie batter. The cookies were hugely popular, leading Nestle to score its chocolate bar and include a small chopper for easy cutting. Soon, Nestle began mass producing morsels. The Toll House recipe was included on every package.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Booklet

Date Made

1941

Subject Date

1941

Creators

Collection Title

Research Center Collection on the Toll House Cookie

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2019.152.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2.875 in
Width: 5 in

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