Thursday, July 17, 2008

(Mom's) Mrs. Fields' Cookies

I always wanted the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe, but never had one I loved until I married Jordan. This recipe is from his mom. The cookies are delicious, but this recipe makes a TON of cookies. So we usually only make 1/3 or 2/3 of the recipe (there are 3 eggs). Under the original recipe is the 1/3 version.

Mix and set aside:
6 cups of flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt

Beat until creamy:
2 cups of brown sugar
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 lb. (4 sticks) butter

Add 3 eggs to sugar mixture and beat. Add dry mixture a little at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape the bottom of the bowl to make sure it's all mixed.

Add chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, chopped walnuts...any combination you want.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.

Here are the ingredients cut down to 1/3:
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/3 sticks butter

1 egg

2 comments:

Christine said...

I too have been searching for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. I would like to try this. By "block" do you mean stick? (i.e. one stick = 1/2 cup?)

I like that this recipe has more brown sugar than white, I bet the cookies are very soft.

Ashley said...

Yeah, I meant sticks of butter. I changed it in the post. The cookies are crazy soft, but you have to watch them closely to make sure they don't overcook. They're also not that healthy because of all that butter!