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   1 [Someone sent this in from California, and we decided to extend
   2 our campaign against information hoarding to recipes as well
   3 as software.  (Recipes are the closest thing, not involving computers,
   4 to software.)
   5
   6 The story appears to be a myth, according to the Chicago Tribune,
   7 which says that Mrs Fields Cookies hoards the information completely.
   8 Therefore, this recipe can be thought of as a compatible replacement.
   9 We have reports that the cookies it makes are pretty good.]
  10
  11 Someone at PG&E called the Mrs. Fields Cookie office
  12 and requested the recipe for her cookies. They asked
  13 her for her charge card number, and she gave it to them
  14 thinking the cost would be $15 to $25.  It turned out
  15 to be $200!
  16
  17 Therefore, this person is giving the recipe to anyone
  18 and everyone she knows (and doesn't know) so that
  19 someone can get use of her $200.  Anyway, just keep
  20 passing it on.
  21
  22 Cream together:         2 cups butter
  23                         2 cups sugar
  24                         2 cups brown sugar
  25
  26 Add:                    4 eggs
  27                         2 tsp. vanilla
  28
  29 Mix together in
  30 separate 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
  40 Mix:                    All of the above
  41
  42 Add:                    24 oz. bag of chocolate chips and
  43                         1 finely grated 8 oz Hershey bar (plain)
  44
  45 Add:                    3 cups chopped nuts (any kind)
  46
  47 Bake on greased cookie sheet (make golf ball sized balls) and
  48 bake about two inches apart.  Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10
  49 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.  Makes 112.
  50 \f
  51 From: ucdavis!lll-lcc!hplabs!parcvax!bane@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John R. Bane)
  52 Subject: Re: free cookie foundation?
  53
  54 Hi! I "stole" your very expensive cookie recipe off the net. If you
  55 want to send me your SnailMail address, I'll be glad to send you a
  56 dollar (I would like to suggest this to the net, but I think there is
  57 some netiquette rule against asking for money - or is that only money
  58 for oneself?) to help defray the cost (it's not much, but if EVERYone
  59 who took the recipe sent you a dollar, it would help).
  60
  61 Here also is another cookie recipe which I'm very fond of.
  62
  63 Makes 6-8 dozen
  64 Bake at 375 degrees for ~10 min.
  65
  66 Cream together:
  67
  68 1 cup shortening (I use Weight Watcher's Reduced Calorie Margarine!)
  69 1/4 cup peanut butter (I recommend the non-sugared kind)
  70 1/2 cup sugar
  71 1/2 cup brown sugar
  72 2 eggs
  73 1 teaspoon vanilla
  74
  75 Add:
  76
  77 1/2 cup flour
  78 1 teaspoon soda
  79 1/2 teaspoon salt
  80 2 cups rolled oats (I use the 5-min variety)
  81 1-2 cups chocolate chips (I use 2 cups semi-sweet - ummmm!)
  82 1 cup nuts (I use pecan pieces - don't get them crushed, or the extra
  83             oil will make greasy cookies)
  84 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
  85
  86 (The nuts were listed as optional and I added the coconut myself, but
  87 I really love them there! You could also add things like m&m's, or
  88 raisins (I don't care for raisins in cookies, but you might).  I've
  89 always wanted to try banana chips.)
  90
  91 Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet (I use pam).
  92 Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 10 min.
  93
  94 My aunt found this recipe in an Amish book called something like
  95 "Eating Well When The Whole World Is Starving," and although I thought
  96 a cookie recipe was a bit odd for a book like that, they are about the
  97 healthiest a cookie is ever likely to get.
  98
  99 They are also very easy to make (no blending, sifting, rolling, etc.)
 100 and extremely delicious.  I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever
 101 I make them.
 102
 103                                 - rene
 104 \f
 105 Chocolate Chip Cookies - Glamorous, crunchy, rich with chocolate bits & nuts.
 106
 107 Also known as "Toll House" Cookies ... from Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield's
 108 charming New England Toll House on the outskirts of Whitman, Massachusetts.
 109 These cookies were first introduced to American homemakers in 1939 through
 110 our series of radio talks on "Famous Foods From Famous Eating Places."
 111
 112 Mix 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
 119 Sift together and stir in :
 120         1-1/2 cups sifted flour (*)
 121         1/2 tsp soda
 122         1/2 tsp salt
 123
 124 Stir 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
 132 Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until
 133 delicately browned ... cookies should still be soft. Cool slightly before you
 134 remove them from the baking sheet.
 135
 136 Temperature:            375 F. ( modern oven )
 137 Time:                   bake 8 - 10 minutes
 138 Amount:                 4 - 5 dozen 2" cookies
 139
 140
 141 =====
 142
 143 Personal comments :
 144
 145 I find it tastes better with a mixture of shortening and butter, as they say.
 146
 147 You don't need << all >> of that sugar, and it can be whatever color you want.
 148
 149 The nuts are optional. Feel free to play with the recipe. I put oatmeal in it,
 150 reducing flour accordingly, and sometimes cinnamon.
 151
 152 I also find it useful to grease the cookie sheets.
 153
 154 I think I'm going to go bake some now ...
 155
 156 -- richard
 157