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If you've ever eaten a straight-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookie, you just might agree that nothing compares to that first bite. The cookie's still warm and the chocolate's melted, making that first taste feel like a tiny bit of heaven. Whether they evoke memories of grandma's house or childhood fun, chocolate chip cookies offer nostalgia for many of us, making them the perfect cookie. And, next time you're craving one, sink your teeth into one of the state's best chocolate chip cookies at this charming bakery in Pennsylvania.

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What bakery in Pennsylvania do you think makes the best chocolate chip cookies? Hope's Cookies? Or another? Let us know in the comments! And, if you love a good soft pretzel, plan a visit to America's oldest pretzel bakery (where you can also learn how to twist your own pretzels). Click here to read more.

Address: 1125 Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie In Pennsylvania Can Be Found Inside This Humble Little Bakery

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If you've ever eaten a straight-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookie, you just might agree that nothing compares to that first bite. The cookie's still warm and the chocolate's melted, making that first taste feel like a tiny bit of heaven.

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Why is the chocolate chip cookie our states' cookie?

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Why is the chocolate chip cookie our states' cookie?

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Chocolate Chip, Sugar Cookie, or Oatmeal Chocolate Chip?

In 1996 a group of 4th-grade students at Caln Elementary School in Coatesville, PA, initiated efforts to get sponsorship for a resolution designating the chocolate chip cookie as the official state cookie of Pennsylvania. However, the legislation to adopt a state cookie has been held up for several years as lawmakers struggle between the chocolate chip, Nazareth sugar cookie (House Bill 219), and the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie (House Bill 2479).

The chocolate chip cookie is an official symbol of Massachusetts (home of the famous Tollhouse chocolate chip cookie). The only other state that recognizes an official cookie symbol is New Mexico (their state cookie is biscochito, an anise-flavored shortbread), but many states have adopted other sweet treats as official state symbols: cakes, pies, muffins, pastry, and ethnic specialties ( all state foods).

Senate Bill 320 (introduced to designate the chocolate chip cookie during the 2003-2004 legislative session) points out that snack food production is a key element of Pennsylvania's number one industry (agriculture) and that naming an official cookie of the Commonwealth would recognize the steadfast and loyal devotion of the citizens of Pennsylvania to the chocolate chip cookie. This wording appears to be modeled after the legislation adopting the great Dane as the state dog of Pennsylvania ("recognizing the steadfast service and loyal devotion of all dogs in Pennsylvania").

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Pennsylvania State Cookie (proposed) | Chocolate Chip, Sugar Cookie, or Oatmeal Chocolate Chip?

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In 1996 a group of 4th-grade students at Caln Elementary School in Coatesville, PA, initiated efforts to get sponsorship for a resolution designating the chocolate chip cookie as the official state cookie of Pennsylvania.

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How To Make Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies