What is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day?

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, on August 4th, gives us the opportunity to dunk America's most popular cookie. Pour a glass of milk and enjoy whether yours are homemade or storebought.

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The cookie would still be the number one without chocolate chips. Or is it?

We also celebrate Ruth Graves Wakefield on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day for that reason. Chocolate chips and a cookie dough go together thanks to her ingenuity and curiosity. We hover around ovens for this reason, relishing the moment the timer dings.