From the Dutch koekje ( diminutive of koek , " patty " ) we have what we know so lovingly as the biscuit . Whether you like them chewy or crunchy , obtuse or like air travel , here are some fact about famous cooky to whet your sugary appetite .
" ¢ The first " biscuit " were used in round-eyed oven examination . finally it was discovered these little testis of batter were delectable to eat as well . According tothis website , " other American cookery book show that the early version were called ' Tea Cakes . ' Our unproblematic ' butter cookies ' strongly resemble the English tea cakes and the Scotch shortbread . The English also call them cooky , the Spanish call them galletas , the Germans call them kels and in Italy there are several epithet to identify various forms of cookies , admit Amaretti and Biscotti . "
" ¢ In the 1930s , Ruth Wakefield , who with her married man own and function the Toll House ( yes , that Toll House ) Inn near Whitman , MA , added crumbles of semi - fresh chocolate to her lettuce to make a " chocolate cookie " … voila ! The umber - splintering cookie was born . She sold the formula to Nestle and as part of the deal she receive all the chocolate she ’d ever want . To this day , the chocolate - chip cookie is still the pet cookie of choice in the United States .
" ¢ Has anyone heard of the " tops - secret Neiman Marcus cookie recipe " ? I remember my grandmother procuring it many years ago by way of a friend of hers who said she give some iniquitous amount of money for it ( or not ) . Anyway … the recipe is n’t a secret at all , and can be foundhere . Try it out for yourself – I commemorate believe it was OK , but how can something NOT be safe when it include a whole reefer of butter ?
" ¢ I really enjoyed all of the recipe mesmerism forsweet potatoesthat were send out in a few week ago , so this calendar week I ’ll ask : what is your favorite cookie recipe ? Classics are welcome , but does anyone have a recipe with a twist ? Also , does anyone have a good vegan recipe I can whip up for a friend ?
" ˜Dietribes ' appears every Wednesday . Food photo taken byJohanna Beyenbach . You might remember that name from our post about hercolorful dieting .
