Ruth Wakefield

Ruth Jones Graves Wakefield (17 giugno 1903 – 10 gennaio 1977) dietista, educatrice, donna d’affari, autrice e chef è meglio conosciuta come l’inventore del Toll House Cookie, il primo biscotto con gocce di cioccolato.

Infatti nel 1930 Ruth, che era proprietaria della locanda The Toll House Inn, mentre preparava i biscotti per i suoi ospiti, ci sbriciolò dentro una barretta semi-dolce Nestlé a pezzettini perché aveva finito la cioccolata da cucina. Pensava che la barretta aggiunta all’impasto si sarebbe sciolta durante la cottura: ma non fu così!

Testo di Tiziana Ghiggia

Illustration by Michela Chiarelli

Ruth Jones Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903 – January 10, 1977), a dietitian, educator, businesswoman, author, and chef, is best known as the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie.

The story goes that in 1930, Ruth, the owner of The Toll House Inn, was preparing biscuits for her guests when she crumbled a semi-sweet Nestlé bar into small pieces. She had run out of cooking chocolate and hoped the bar would melt into the dough during baking. However, the chocolate didn’t melt completely, and instead, it held its shape — a happy accident that led to the creation of the beloved chocolate chip cookie.