1[Someone sent this in from California, and we decided to extend 2our campaign against information hoarding to recipes as well 3as software. (Recipes are the closest thing, not involving computers, 4to software.) 5 6The story appears to be a myth, according to the Chicago Tribune, 7which says that Mrs Fields Cookies hoards the information completely. 8Therefore, this recipe can be thought of as a compatible replacement. 9We have reports that the cookies it makes are pretty good.] 10 11Someone at PG&E called the Mrs. Fields Cookie office 12and requested the recipe for her cookies. They asked 13her for her charge card number, and she gave it to them 14thinking the cost would be $15 to $25. It turned out 15to be $200! 16 17Therefore, this person is giving the recipe to anyone 18and everyone she knows (and doesn't know) so that 19someone can get use of her $200. Anyway, just keep 20passing it on. 21 22Cream together: 2 cups butter 23 2 cups sugar 24 2 cups brown sugar 25 26Add: 4 eggs 27 2 tsp. vanilla 28 29Mis together in 30separate bowl: 4 cups flour 31 5 cups oatmeal (put small 32 amounts of oatmeal in blender until it turns to 33 powder. Measure out 5 cups of oatmeal and only 34 "powderize" that, NOT 5 cups "powderized" oatmeal) 35 36 1 tsp salt 37 2 tsp baking powder 38 2 tsp baking soda 39 40Mix: All of the above 41 42Add: 24 oz. bag of chocolate chips and 43 1 finely grated 8 oz Hershey bar (plain) 44 45Add: 3 cups chopped nuts (any kind) 46 47Bake on greased cookie sheet (make golf ball sized balls) and 48bake about two inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 49minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Makes 112. 50 51From: ucdavis!lll-lcc!hplabs!parcvax!bane@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John R. Bane) 52Subject: Re: free cookie foundation? 53 54Hi! I "stole" your very expensive cookie recipe off the net. If you 55want to send me your SnailMail address, I'll be glad to send you a 56dollar (I would like to suggest this to the net, but I think there is 57some netiquette rule against asking for money - or is that only money 58for oneself?) to help defray the cost (it's not much, but if EVERYone 59who took the recipe sent you a dollar, it would help). 60 61Here also is another cookie recipe which I'm very fond of. 62 63Makes 6-8 dozen 64Bake at 375 degrees for ~10 min. 65 66Cream together: 67 681 cup shortening (I use Weight Watcher's Reduced Calorie Margarine!) 691/4 cup peanut butter (I recommend the non-sugared kind) 701/2 cup sugar 711/2 cup brown sugar 722 eggs 731 teaspoon vanilla 74 75Add: 76 771/2 cup flour 781 teaspoon soda 791/2 teaspoon salt 802 cups rolled oats (I use the 5-min variety) 811-2 cups chocolate chips (I use 2 cups semi-sweet - ummmm!) 821 cup nuts (I use pecan pieces - don't get them crushed, or the extra 83 oil will make greasy cookies) 841 cup shredded or flaked coconut 85 86(The nuts were listed as optional and I added the coconut myself, but 87I really love them there! You could also add things like m&m's, or 88raisins (I don't care for raisins in cookies, but you might). I've 89always wanted to try banana chips.) 90 91Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet (I use pam). 92Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 10 min. 93 94My aunt found this recipe in an Amish book called something like 95"Eating Well When The Whole World Is Starving," and although I thought 96a cookie recipe was a bit odd for a book like that, they are about the 97healthiest a cookie is ever likely to get. 98 99They are also very easy to make (no blending, sifting, rolling, etc.) 100and extremely delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever 101I make them. 102 103 - rene 104 105Chocolate Chip Cookies - Glamorous, crunchy, rich with chocolate bits & nuts. 106 107Also known as "Toll House" Cookies ... from Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield's 108charming New England Toll House on the outskirts of Whitman, Massachusetts. 109These cookies were first introduced to American homemakers in 1939 through 110our series of radio talks on "Famous Foods From Famous Eating Places." 111 112Mix Thoroughly : 113 2/3 cup soft shortening ( part butter ) 114 1/2 cup granulated sugar 115 1/2 cup brown sugar ( packed ) 116 1 egg 117 1 tsp vanilla 118 119Sift together and stir in : 120 1-1/2 cups sifted flour (*) 121 1/2 tsp soda 122 1/2 tsp salt 123 124Stir in : 125 1/2 cup cut-up nuts 126 6 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate pieces ( about 1-1/4 cups ) 127 128 129(*) for a softer, more rounded cookie, use 1-3/4 cups sifted flour. 130 131 132Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until 133delicately browned ... cookies should still be soft. Cool slightly before you 134remove them from the baking sheet. 135 136Temperature: 375 F. ( modern oven ) 137Time: bake 8 - 10 minutes 138Amount: 4 - 5 dozen 2" cookies 139 140 141===== 142 143Personal comments : 144 145I find it tastes better with a mixture of shortening and butter, as they say. 146 147You don't need << all >> of that sugar, and it can be whatever color you want. 148 149The nuts are optional. Feel free to play with the recipe. I put oatmeal in it, 150reducing flour accordingly, and sometimes cinnamon. 151 152I also find it useful to grease the cookie sheets. 153 154I think I'm going to go bake some now ... 155 156-- richard 157 158