Fill in the Blanks Yum!!Online version LL Comp Build Know Inventions Yum! by Stephanie Turner 1 expert story invented instead pieces Every invention , from airplanes to zippers , has a behind it . In 1930 , Ruth Wakefield and her husband open the Toll House Inn in the state of Massachusetts . An baker , Ruth drew many people to the inn for her delicious desserts . She used baker's chocolate to make butter cookies . Baker's chocolate melts when heated . One day , she saw that she had no baker's chocolate left . She decided to use a chocolate candy bar . She chopped the bar into small pieces and added them to the batter . She thought the little would melt in the oven . But the pieces didn't melt . The cookies came out of the oven with bits of soft , creamy chocolate in them . They were delicious ! Ruth Wakefield the world's very first chocolate chip cookie .