What's the secret to Mrs. Field's cookies?

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From the introduction to Mrs. Fields Cookie Book:

The recipes we present here have been adapted specifically for the home kitchen, using ingredients you have on hand. They are for you to make with and for those you love. These recipes are different from those we bake for our Mrs. Fields Cookie Store customers. Our stores bake with special ingredients made especially for Mrs. Fields and use convection ovens and other professional equipment. The result is a different product than the homebaked version from your own kitchen.

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*Originally posted by dropzone *
Perhaps my taste buds are not strongly connected to my gonads, but while I could always see the appeal of Debbie Fields I was never that impressed with her cookies.

I just look at her blood-red manicured high-gloss talons and wonder if she actually does any real baking outside of her TV shows.