Cookies were officially established sometime between the 17th and 18th century when baking become more popular in Europe, this is also when the word "cookie" was used. The term cookie comes from the Dutch language where Koekje means "small or little cake".With the industrial revolution following shortly afterwards in the 19th century, more variations of cookie recipes became available as the technology advanced. Till this day, there are new forms and flavors of cookies that are being created one of which is the concept of edible cookie dough. Ruths Graves Wakefield and Sue Brides owned the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts where they created the worldwide famous chocolate chip cookie in 1938.