Hey guys, my name is Michelle, and today I am going to demonstrate how to make America’s beloved chocolate chip cookies. It’s Christmas time and what better time is it than to make a family fun dessert? Nothing beats a homemade chocolate chip cookie with a cold glass of milk. These are always a crowd pleaser. Over the years I have tried several chocolate chip cookie recipes. However, I always seem to come back to the true Nestle Toll House cookie recipe listed on the back of the chocolate chip bag. This is the original and very first recipe for the chocolate chip cookie from 1937. They are great for an after school snack or for a late night treat. First, I will discuss the history and background of this yummy delight. Most people are unaware that the chocolate chip discovery was an accident. It was discovered in a small country inn in Whitman, Massachusetts by Ruth Graves Wakefield. According to a magazine called The Nibble, Ruth and her husband Kenneth’s inn had served as a stop for travelers in Colonial times: where travelers could pay their road toll, changed horses and dined.” Ruth regularly cooked for her guests. Her desserts were very popular, especially her Butter Drop Do cookies. Noted on the Forbes website, one day Ruth chopped up and stirred in semi-sweet morsels that had been given to her as a gift by Thomas Nestle and used them in her Butter Drop Do cookie recipe since she had run out of baker’s chocolate (Forbes). The morsels did not melt like she expected but instead softened and retained its shape, fortunately this gave birth to what we know as the chocolate chip cookie. According to Facts About Chocolate, “the cookie has gone on to become the most popular cookie worldwide, and the official cookie of its home state, Massachusetts.” The cookies not only became a huge hit with the guests back in the 1930’s, but eventually went on to become a worldwide phenomenon for 75 years.
It only takes a few simple steps to make these delicious, mouthwatering treats. Let’s get started.
The materials you will need are a cookie sheet, 2 mixing bowls, measuring spoons, dry measuring cups, a spatula, and a spoon or an ice cream scooper if you have one.
The ingredients you will need are all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, butter, softened, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, and chocolate chips.
The first step you want to do before you get started is wash your hands. Next, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. It is important to give the oven plenty of time to warm up so we do not have to wait on it later.
You want to make sure you have all the materials and ingredients you need to avoid a last minute trip to the grocery store.
First off, in one bowl you want to combine 2 ¼ cups of flour, one teaspoon baking soda, and one teaspoon of salt.
Then, in a separate bowl, you want to combine I cup of butter softened butter which is 2 sticks, ¾ cup of granulated sugar, ¾ cup of packed brown sugar, and one teaspoon of vanilla. Now you are going to mix and beat together the butter, sugar, and vanilla. While it mixes, you will slowly add the 2 eggs one at a time. Once it’s mixed, we are going to take this first dry mixture and slowly add it into the wet mixture.
Make sure to scrape the