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1.1 ! root 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: Mis 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: ! 51: From: [email protected] (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: raisons (I don't care for raisons 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 extrememly delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever ! 101: I make them. ! 102: ! 103: - rene ! 104: ! 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:
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