History of Biscotti   Biscotti, a word with Latin roots “bis” and “coctum” meaning “twice baked,” are Italian cookies usually served with wine or hot coffee. Made from dough that is cooked as a log, sliced, and then cooked for a second time, biscotti not only get their name from their double baking, but also [...]

History of Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookies were invented in 1937 at the Toll House Inn in Whitman, MA by Ruth Graves Wakefield. Wakefield ran the inn, which had been an actual toll house built in 1709 for collecting toll on the highway from Boston to New Bedford. While making colonial-style “Butter Drop Do” [...]