tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596919184733752509.post5707246967578405098..comments2023-04-23T19:10:42.986-06:00Comments on The Aperitif: In Pursuit of The Perfect CookieMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452839369823284339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596919184733752509.post-4260630176322093952007-07-11T14:54:00.000-06:002007-07-11T14:54:00.000-06:00Julie -- it's so simple it's maddening (about Mrs....Julie -- it's so simple it's maddening (about Mrs. Fields).... and I guess that's the truth about just about anything. Once you find out the secret, well, it's just about ordinary. <BR/><BR/>Still, I'm glad to know, and I look forward to making my own attempt sometime in the near future.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693875751909996586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596919184733752509.post-15671628623819150892007-07-10T11:33:00.000-06:002007-07-10T11:33:00.000-06:00I can shed some light on the Mrs. Fields mystery, ...I can shed some light on the Mrs. Fields mystery, having accessed the recipe through ill-gotten means many years ago. But the recipe isn't so mysterious after all. In fact it's the same as that infamous, urban myth $250 Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe and it goes a little something like this:<BR/><BR/>1 cup butter<BR/>1 cup sugar<BR/>1 cup brown sugar<BR/>2.5 c flour<BR/>2 cups oat bran (ground oat Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596919184733752509.post-70647552559622820892007-06-29T09:57:00.000-06:002007-06-29T09:57:00.000-06:00Marcia,These are excellent articles. I never knew ...Marcia,<BR/>These are excellent articles. I never knew you were such a gifted writer.<BR/><BR/>We got kohlrabi in this weeks farm share. Maybe some hot italian sausage would make it more interesting.<BR/>DomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596919184733752509.post-12059524179472632482007-06-26T08:44:00.000-06:002007-06-26T08:44:00.000-06:00That is a challenge -- finding the best chocolate ...That is a challenge -- finding the best chocolate chip cookie. I know there's something entirely different about the business-world cookie and the homemade cookie. However, I have to ask, where would a Mrs. Field's cookie fall in the continuum of favorite cookies? There's something about those cookies, for me at least, that can't be matched.... but it bugs me that they 1) are not homemade, andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com