Why are chocolate chip cookies sometimes called toll house cookies?

Chocolate chip cookies are sometimes called Toll House cookies because they were invented by Ruth Wakefield, who ran the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. In 1938, Wakefield added chopped bits of semisweet chocolate to a cookie recipe and served them to guests at her inn. The cookies were an instant hit, and she soon began selling the recipe to other bakers. In 1939, the Nestlé company began mass-producing a chocolate chip cookie dough that used Wakefield's recipe, and the cookies quickly became a popular treat across the United States. Today, chocolate chip cookies are one of the most popular cookies in the world, and they are often called Toll House cookies in honor of their inventor.