The Real Recipe for Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookie

So you want to bake those famous chocolate chip cookies?

There’s no question that the milk chocolate chip Mrs. Fields cookie recipe is regarded as the “holy grail” of recipes for cookie bakers worldwide. Once you’ve tasted Mrs. Fields moist-but-chewy, deliciously sweet treat, all other chocolate chip cookies pale in comparison. Yes, it’s really that good, say the legions of cookie bakers and homemakers who know a thing or two about making scrumptious cookies.

Would you pay $250 for a Mrs. Fields cookie recipe? 

You’ve probably heard the “true story” about a woman who asked to buy the famous Mrs. Fields cookie recipe and was told it would cost her two-fifty. She added it to her cookie purchase and when she got her credit card bill she discovered a charge for $250 instead of the $2.50 she expected.

The woman was so mad, she started a chain email and gave away the Mrs. Fields recipe to millions of people. Did you believe that story? Well, guess what—it’s nothing more than an urban legend, and it’s well documented on the internet, with several different versions of the story no less!

“Supposedly” authentic Mrs. Fields cookie recipe

A friend gave me this chocolate chip cookie recipe, claiming that it’s the legendary recipe Mrs. Fields uses to make her world-famous cookies. While I can’t vouch that it’s an authentic Mrs. Fields cookie recipe, I can tell you the cookies turned out yummy— I had to quickly grab a few for myself because they were literally devoured by my family. If you want to be 100% certain you are baking the “real deal,” buy a copy of the Mrs. Fields Cookie Recipe Book, which is available on their company website. Debbi Fields adapted 100 of her cookie recipes for home kitchens—classics like the Milk Chocolate Chip and the Oatmeal Raisin cookie, as well as kid-pleasing Marshmallow Clouds and many others.

In the meantime, try this recipe:

Cream together
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar

Add
2 eggs
1 tsp. real vanilla extract