{"id":2716,"date":"2014-08-25T06:56:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T12:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2025-04-23T10:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:01:36","slug":"250-cookbooks-mrs-fields-cookie-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=2716","title":{"rendered":"250 Cookbooks: Mrs. Fields Cookie Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cookbook #80:<\/strong> Mrs. Fields Cookie Book<\/em>, Debbi Fields, Time-Life Books Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, 1992.<\/p>\n

\"Mrs.<\/a>I went through a Mrs. Fields\u00ae cookie phase, like many Americans! I got this cookbook for myself, and have often drooled over the recipes.<\/p>\n

Debbi Fields<\/a> opened her first cookie store in Palo Alto in 1977. A store just for cookies was a new concept at the time. And it took off, as today there are many Mrs. Fields\u00ae franchises, and you can purchase their goodies online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The recipes are all excellent, the photos and layout great, and Debbi Fields presents a friendly introduction. I tried several of the recipes over the years, but kept the cookbook nice and clean.<\/p>\n

I had no trouble finding a recipe to try. I note that most of the drop cookies are baked at 300\u02da for about 20 minutes. Most of my personal cookie recipes call for a 375\u02da oven for about 10 minutes. Mrs. Fields\u00ae recipes call for butter (not margarine) and are all from-scratch. In the introduction, Debbi states that the recipes call for “ingredients you have on hand.” Yeah, if you keep lots of different kinds of chocolate and vanilla chips on hand!<\/p>\n

I decided to try “Sweetie Pies”.<\/p>\n

\"Sweetie<\/a><\/strong>I made them pretty much like the above recipe, just changing the ratios of the different types of chocolate chips and adding a bit more flour.<\/p>\n

Sweetie Pies, a Mrs. Fields\u00ae cookie recipe, with slight variations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n