| 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 | |