The single most frequent question my correspondents ask is, "Do you know where I can find the Mrs. Fields cookie recipe?" I never had any idea where to get it until recently, when a woman in my office brought in some very fine cookies, and when I complimented her, told me she had made them "from Mrs. Fields' recipe."
Well, I cannot vouch for the authenticity of this recipe, but I can tell you this: the cookies were EXCELLENT. I'd personally still add more vanilla, but that's a minor quibble.
Thanks, Patti!
Cream together:
2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
Add:
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
Mix together:
4 cups flour
5 cups oatmeal (Put small amounts into blender or food processor until it turns into powder. Measure first, then blend.)
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
Mix together all ingredients and add 24 oz. bag of chocolate chips; [optional] one 8 oz. grated Hershey Bar (note from Stephanie: I sure would leave this out); and 3 cups chopped nuts (note from Stephanie: pecans or walnuts or even macadamia nuts are good).
Bake on ungreased cookie sheets.
Make golf ball-sized dough balls, two inches apart, and bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes. Makes approximately 112 cookies.