Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chocolate fat bloom creates an unappealing white film on the surface of chocolate. Photo credit: ESRF

Confectioners ask why chocolate chip cookies avoid fat bloom

By Oliver Nieburg

Chocolate chips in cookies are not blighted by the unappealing fat bloom experienced in conventional chocolate, but the industry is still at odds as to why after a study funded by the International Organization of Confectioners (PMCA) proved inconclusive.