1999-10-03 12:17:04 +00:00
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[Someone sent this in from California, and we decided to extend
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our campaign against information hoarding to recipes as well
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as software. (Recipes are the closest thing, not involving computers,
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to software.)
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The story appears to be a myth, according to the Chicago Tribune,
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which says that Mrs Fields Cookies hoards the information completely.
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Therefore, this recipe can be thought of as a compatible replacement.
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We have reports that the cookies it makes are pretty good.]
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Someone at PG&E called the Mrs. Fields Cookie office
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and requested the recipe for her cookies. They asked
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her for her charge card number, and she gave it to them
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thinking the cost would be $15 to $25. It turned out
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to be $200!
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2003-02-04 14:56:31 +00:00
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Therefore, this person is giving the recipe to anyone
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and everyone she knows (and doesn't know) so that
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someone can get use of her $200. Anyway, just keep
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passing it on.
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Cream together: 2 cups butter
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2 cups sugar
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2 cups brown sugar
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Add: 4 eggs
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2 tsp. vanilla
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Mis together in
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separate bowl: 4 cups flour
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5 cups oatmeal (put small
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amounts of oatmeal in blender until it turns to
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powder. Measure out 5 cups of oatmeal and only
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"powderize" that, NOT 5 cups "powderized" oatmeal)
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1 tsp salt
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2 tsp baking powder
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2 tsp baking soda
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Mix: All of the above
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Add: 24 oz. bag of chocolate chips and
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1 finely grated 8 oz Hershey bar (plain)
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Add: 3 cups chopped nuts (any kind)
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Bake on greased cookie sheet (make golf ball sized balls) and
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bake about two inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10
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minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Makes 112.
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From: ucdavis!lll-lcc!hplabs!parcvax!bane@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John R. Bane)
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Subject: Re: free cookie foundation?
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Hi! I "stole" your very expensive cookie recipe off the net. If you
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want to send me your SnailMail address, I'll be glad to send you a
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dollar (I would like to suggest this to the net, but I think there is
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some netiquette rule against asking for money - or is that only money
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for oneself?) to help defray the cost (it's not much, but if EVERYone
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who took the recipe sent you a dollar, it would help).
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2003-02-04 14:56:31 +00:00
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Here also is another cookie recipe which I'm very fond of.
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Makes 6-8 dozen
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Bake at 375 degrees for ~10 min.
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Cream together:
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1 cup shortening (I use Weight Watcher's Reduced Calorie Margarine!)
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1/4 cup peanut butter (I recommend the non-sugared kind)
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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Add:
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1/2 cup flour
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1 teaspoon soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 cups rolled oats (I use the 5-min variety)
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1-2 cups chocolate chips (I use 2 cups semi-sweet - ummmm!)
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1 cup nuts (I use pecan pieces - don't get them crushed, or the extra
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oil will make greasy cookies)
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1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
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(The nuts were listed as optional and I added the coconut myself, but
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I really love them there! You could also add things like m&m's, or
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raisins (I don't care for raisins in cookies, but you might). I've
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always wanted to try banana chips.)
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Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet (I use pam).
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Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 10 min.
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My aunt found this recipe in an Amish book called something like
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"Eating Well When The Whole World Is Starving," and although I thought
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a cookie recipe was a bit odd for a book like that, they are about the
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healthiest a cookie is ever likely to get.
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They are also very easy to make (no blending, sifting, rolling, etc.)
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and extremely delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever
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I make them.
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- rene
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Chocolate Chip Cookies - Glamorous, crunchy, rich with chocolate bits & nuts.
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2003-02-04 14:56:31 +00:00
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Also known as "Toll House" Cookies ... from Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield's
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charming New England Toll House on the outskirts of Whitman, Massachusetts.
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These cookies were first introduced to American homemakers in 1939 through
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our series of radio talks on "Famous Foods From Famous Eating Places."
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Mix Thoroughly :
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2/3 cup soft shortening ( part butter )
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar ( packed )
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1 egg
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1 tsp vanilla
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Sift together and stir in :
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1-1/2 cups sifted flour (*)
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1/2 tsp soda
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1/2 tsp salt
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Stir in :
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1/2 cup cut-up nuts
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6 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate pieces ( about 1-1/4 cups )
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(*) for a softer, more rounded cookie, use 1-3/4 cups sifted flour.
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Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until
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delicately browned ... cookies should still be soft. Cool slightly before you
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remove them from the baking sheet.
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Temperature: 375 F. ( modern oven )
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Time: bake 8 - 10 minutes
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Amount: 4 - 5 dozen 2" cookies
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Personal comments :
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I find it tastes better with a mixture of shortening and butter, as they say.
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You don't need << all >> of that sugar, and it can be whatever color you want.
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The nuts are optional. Feel free to play with the recipe. I put oatmeal in it,
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reducing flour accordingly, and sometimes cinnamon.
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I also find it useful to grease the cookie sheets.
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I think I'm going to go bake some now ...
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-- richard
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