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Chocolate chip cookies were born in Massachusetts

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Chocolate chip cookies were born in Massachusetts

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The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1930 at the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. In 1997 it was designated the official cookie of the commonwealth.

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