Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from 1939

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This Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe appeared in the Daily Times and Daily Journal-Press of St. Cloud, Minnesota on May 2, 1939.


Chocolate chip cookies were invented in 1938, so this recipe is one of the earliest. It predates chocolate chips, which were invented in 1941.


The cookies themselves are more akin to chocolate muffins in taste and texture than modern chocolate chip cookies. More cake-ie than cookie.


INGREDIENTS

  • 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour (160g)
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup sugar (100g)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ¼ cup melted butter (57g)
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 oz chocolate (48% cacao) (113g)
  • 1 egg, well beaten
Note: All ingredients should be room temperature unless otherwise stated.

Method:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C
  • Needed: Greased or lined cookie sheets
  1. Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Set aside.
  2. Cut chocolate into thick chips (unless you are using chocolate chips). Set aside.
  3. Beat 1 egg until light in colour.
  4. In a medium or large bowl, combine milk, melted butter, beaten egg, and vanilla extract.
  5. Add flour mixture to the batter and combine until smooth with a spatula or large wooden spoon.
  6. Stir in chocolate chips.
  7. Drop by teaspoons or cookie scoop onto cookie sheets.
  8. Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F/190°C for 12-15 minutes or until they start to brown around the edges.
Final verdict: I liked these. I would make them again.

Original newspaper clipping:

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