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It appears that right now is not a good time to be in the food business. First Bennigan's closed the majority of their stores and now Mrs. Field's Famous Brand is planning on filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

According to Forbes, the cookie maker won't be able to make a scheduled debt payment in September. The company is currently "soliciting votes from creditors for a 'prepackaged' bankruptcy reorganization plan." That means that the people in charge at Mrs. Field's are talking to creditors to see if they'll agree to the company's reorganization plans. So far about two thirds of the creditors have agreed to the prepackaged bankruptcy deal.

For the plan to go through, Mrs. Field's has to file by August 25. It's been forever since I had a Mrs. Field's cookie, and if lots of other consumers are like me, that's probably part of the reason they're heading into bankruptcy. Are Mrs. Field's products good enough to save, or should the company just give it up?

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One of the cookbooks in my collection that I turn to over and over again is Mrs. Fields Best Cookie Book Ever! Though this book currently is out of print, and perhaps not as readily available as some of the books that we've mentioned here, it is worth it for one thing alone: it has the recipe for Mrs. Field's famous chocolate chip cookies. I have no idea if any of the other books authored by Debbie Fields have this recipe, too, but I frequently have people ask if I know where they can get the recipe or tell me that they've been trying to come up with a "clone" of the cookie. Let me stress that if you want they recipe, just find a copy of the book!

Moving away from the original chocolate chip cookies, the rest of the recipes are easy to follow and produce delicious results. There are lots of simple, but mouthwatering, variations on chocolate chip cookies (like white chocolate chocolate chip), as well as recipes for bar cookies and even a couple of fancier desserts in the "special treats" section. From the white chocolate raspberry tart to the malted milk cookies, there are lots of recipes to choose from and lots of great treats to enjoy in this book.

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