Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

[DinDin]

I guess not many people can afford expensive Mrs. Fields cookies to go along with Starbucks coffee.


Mrs. Fields Cookie Chain To File For Bankruptcy
August 15, 2008 06:55 PM


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Cookie retailer Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC said on Friday it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to help restructure its business, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

The company, which licenses and franchises about 1,200 Mrs. Fields Cookies and TCBY frozen yogurt locations worldwide, has begun soliciting votes from creditors for a "prepackaged" bankruptcy reorganization plan.

[Stella]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

i heard this on the radio several days ago, i forget how long they said they have been in business..

why buy them when there is "THE CHEWY" recipe ??

[DinDin]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

I haven't heard of The Chewy recipe but from the sounds of it, its good. After your post I did a search and there are different versions, Food Network, Big Oven, which do you use?

[Stella]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

the one from alton brown.

there is a huge difference with the bread flour. makes all the difference, and i do actually use the ice cream scoop.
they are huge and perfect on the stone ware.

i add pecans to mine. I love love love chicolate chip and pecan!

[DinDin]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

Thank you!

Mrs. Fields was such a beautiful woman and had a beautiful family and just looked like she had it all going for her, so sad to see this happening to her. I think she would have made the most money if she were to make more cookbooks.

[DinDin]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

Have you tried converting your other cookie recipes using bread flour?

[Stella]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

no i haven't.

i should, but we aren't huge cookie eaters or cookie bakers here.
we like the sweeties, pink and white cookies.
and dh's favorite is the dreamsicle cookie.

[TexAnn]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

It seems that a lot of good businesses are filing these days. Sad...

[BJinTexas]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

most good things, unfortunately, come to an end

[Engel]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

JMHO--She's probably got more money stuck back somewhere than most of us will ever see.

[Cindy]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

I was never really a fan of her baking. I have to agree that I bet she has plenty of money. It is the Company filing not her.

[Sabine]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

I seem to remember that she actually sold out years ago, whoever bought her company kept her name, but she is not really part of it ?? I don't think I ever had any of her cookies.

[Chocolate Moose]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

is she the one who sold her cookie recipe for $150, in that crazy passed around story ?

[Engel]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

I think that was Neiman-Marcus, & wasn't true, if I remember correctly.

[alidoremi]

Re: Mrs. Fields Files Bankruptcy

I decided to make Alton Brown's cookie recipe "The Chewy" today, just to see if it was any good. We all loved it. I used a smaller cookie scoop than he suggested so the cookies were more normal-sized, not huge like you'd get at the mall.

I did have a problem with the temperature, though. They say to bake at 375 degrees but the bottoms were browning too quickly. How can I fix that? I didn't have any parchment paper... was that it? I tried turning down the temp a little but I actually liked the batch that was baked at 375 better, even with the browned bottoms. They were crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside.

This was a great recipe.