Ruth Graves Wakefield

"Ruth Wakefield" redirects here. For Ruth Wakefield Cravath, the American sculptor, see Ruth Cravath.
Ruth Graves Wakefield
Born
Ruth Jones Graves

(1903-06-17)June 17, 1903
Walpole, Massachusetts, US
DiedJanuary 10, 1977(1977-01-10) (aged 73)
Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
EducationFramingham State Normal School
Known forInventing the Chocolate chip cookie
Spouse
Kenneth Donald Wakefield
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(m. 1928)​
Children2
Culinary career
Cooking styleAmerican
Previous restaurant(s)

Ruth Graves Wakefield (née Jones Graves; June 17, 1903 – January 10, 1977) was an American chef, known for her innovations in the baking field. She pioneered the first chocolate chip cookie recipe, an invention many people incorrectly assume was a mistake. Her new dessert, supposedly conceived of as she returned from a vacation in Egypt, is the inspiration behind the massively popular Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie. Throughout her life, Wakefield found occupation as a dietitian, educator, business owner, and published author. She wrote a cookbook titled Ruth Wakefield’s, Toll House: Tried and True Recipes.

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