Normal sized semi-sweet chocolate chips

Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape (similar to a Hershey's Kiss). They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 542 pixelsFull resolution (3013 × 2043 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 542 pixelsFull resolution (3013 × 2043 pixel, file size: 3. ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ... Hersheys Kisses filled with Caramel. ...

Origin

Chocolate chips are a required ingredient for making chocolate-chip cookies, which were invented in 1933 when Ruth Graves Wakefield of the Toll House Inn near Whitman, Massachusetts added cut-up chunks of a semi-sweet Nestlé chocolate bar to a cookie recipe. The cookies were a huge success, and Wakefield reached an agreement with Nestlé to add her recipe to the chocolate bar's packaging in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate. Initially, Nestlé included a small chopping tool with the chocolate bars, but in 1939 they started selling the chocolate in chip (or "morsel") form. The Nestlé brand Toll House is named for the inn. A plate of chocolate-chip cookies A chocolate-chip cookie A Chocolate-chip cookie is a type of cookie originating in the United States. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ruth Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903-January 10, 1977) was the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie. ... Toll House Inn near Whitman, Massachusetts was established in 1930 by Kenneth and Ruth Graves Wakefield. ... Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the company. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A restaurant and Inn located in Whitman, Massachusetts, where the chocolate chip cookie was invented. ...

Types of chips

Originally, chocolate chips were made of semi-sweet chocolate, but today there are many flavors of chips. These include bittersweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, mint chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, and white and dark swirled chocolate chips. Some candy companies are also working on new flavors such as strawberry and blueberry. Peanut butter in a jar. ...

Uses

Chocolate chips in a chocolate chip cookie

Chocolate chips can be used in pancakes, waffles, cakes, muffins, cookies, crêpes, pies, hot chocolate, and various types of pastry. They are also found in many other retail food products such as granola bars, ice cream, and trail mix. Download high resolution version (1185x825, 972 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1185x825, 972 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Two American-style pancakes A pancake is a batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle with oil or butter. ... A French-style waffle. ... For other uses, see Cake (disambiguation). ... Orange Choc Chip Muffins baking in the oven The name muffin is given to two distinct foodstuffs. ... This page is about edible cookies. ... A sweet crêpe opened up, with whipped cream and strawberry sauce on it A sweet crêpe rolled up, ready to be eaten A crêpe is a thin pancake, a meal made of wheat popular throughout Europe and elsewhere. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For the beverage, see Hot chocolate. ... Basket of western-style pastries, for breakfast Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pastries For the Pastry Distributed Hash Table, see Pastry (DHT). ... Granola is a breakfast food and snack food consisting of rolled oats, nuts and honey which is baked until crispy. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ... A common variety of gorp (trail mix, california mix) made out of peanuts, raisins, and M&Ms. ...

Chocolate chips can also be melted and used in sauces and other recipes. The chips melt best at temperatures between 104 and 113°F (40 and 45°C). The melting process starts at around 90°F when the cocoa butter in the chips starts to heat. The cooking temperature must never exceed 115°F (for milk and white) or 120°F (for dark) or the chocolate will burn. Although convenient, melted chocolate chips are not always recommended as a substitute for melted baking chocolate. Because most chocolate chips are designed to retain their shape when baking, they contain less cocoa butter than baking chocolate. This can make them more difficult to work with in melted form. Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is the pale-yellow, edible natural vegetable fat of the cacao bean. ...

Chocolate chips have limited uses outside the cooking world. They can be used for decoration (snowmen and the like) but are found more often in the kitchen.

Availability

Today, chocolate chips are very popular as a baking ingredient in the United States and the chocolate-chip cookie is regarded as a quintessential American dessert. Chocolate chips are also available in Europe, Australia, and other parts of the world. Nestlé and The Hershey Company are among the top producers of chocolate chips. A plate of chocolate-chip cookies A chocolate-chip cookie A Chocolate-chip cookie is a type of cookie originating in the United States. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), until April 2005 Hershey Foods Corporation,[5] commonly called Hersheys, is Americas largest chocolate company. ...

External links

• History of Toll House from NestleCafe.com