Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe — If you’ve always wanted to recreate Mrs. Fields cookies at home, this recipe works beautifully. Bonus: this recipe will save you a trip to the mall!
Mrs. Fields Cookie Recipe
I have nearly 40 recipes for chocolate chip cookies from traditional versions to cream cheese to pumpkin. But I’ve never attempted to recreate Mrs. Fields chocolate chip cookies until now.
I don’t know what I was waiting for because growing up Mrs. Fields cookies were an ultimate favorite. When I was in high school I worked at a mall and spent many lunch breaks savoring warm, buttery cookies fresh from the bakery case rather than eating lunch.
This soft chocolate chip cookie recipe is unique in that you use cold butter rather than softened to help achieve the perfect thickness and texture. The cookies have just the right amount of chocolate in every bite. They’re soft in the middle with chewy edges and strike a perfect balance of not being too thick and not being too thin.
Each cookie has 1/4-cup of dough, which isn’t unusual for me or for bakery-style cookies. What is unusual is that the cookies are baked in a 300ºF oven for about 15 minutes rather than the typical 350ºF oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Low and slow creates the chewy exterior and soft interior.
If you’ve always wanted to recreate Mrs. Fields cookies at home, this recipe works beautifully and will save you a trip to the mall. My family loved them and said they’re in the top three cookie recipes I’ve ever made.
And now you know all the secrets and tricks to make the famous cookies at home.
What’s in This Mrs. Fields Cookie Recipe?
To make the perfect chocolate chip cookies, you’ll need:
- Dark brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Salted butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies
To make this soft chocolate chip cookie recipe, cream together the cold butter and sugars until a grainy paste forms. Then, add the eggs and vanilla, followed by the dry ingredients.
Scoop the dough into balls and chill for at least 30 minutes. Once chilled, bake the homemade chocolate chip cookies low and slow until the edges have set and the tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center.
To be safe, rotate the baking sheet midway through baking as insurance that the cookies bake evenly since not all ovens cook evenly.
Can I Add Other Mix-Ins to the Dough?
Yes, you can add pretty much any mix-ins you’d like to this Mrs. Fields cookie recipe. If you don’t want to use regular chocolate chips, sub white chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit, and so on.
Do I Have to Chill the Dough?
Yes, you MUST chill the dough. Do not bake with unchilled dough because the cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
Tips for Making Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
This Mrs. Fields chocolate chip cookie recipe calls for both salted butter and salt. You need both to balance out the sweetness of the dough and the chocolate chips. If you don’t have salted butter, bump up the amount of salt you add to the dough.
Once you add in the dry ingredients, be careful not to over mix the dough. If you mix the dough too much, you’ll activate the gluten in the flour and your cookies will be too chewy.
Lastly, you want to let the cookies cool on the baking tray for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. This helps them firm up a bit and gives them time to set.
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Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies {Copycat}
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup cold salted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (cut each stick into about 16 pieces; if using unsalted butter increase the salt listed below from 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) add the sugars and beat on medium speed until combined, about 1 minute.
- Add the butter and mix on medium-high speed to form a grainy paste, about 4 to 5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, and beat on medium-low speed until just incorporated, about 1 minute. You don’t want the sugar granules to start dissolving so don’t overmix.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips, and beat on low speed until just incorporated, about 1 minute, don’t overmix.
- Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 19 equal-sized mounds of dough. Flatten each mound very slightly. Tip – Strategically place a few chocolate chips on top of each mound of dough by taking chips from the underside and adding them on top.
- Place mounds on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
- Preheat oven to 300F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet).
- Bake for about 15 to 16 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Rotate the baking sheet midway through baking as insurance that cookies bake evenly as not all ovens cook evenly. Cookies firm up as they cool.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Originally posted March 4, 2016 and reposted August 20, 2021 with updated text.
Looks like you were rewarded for trying another chocolate chip cookie variety. These look like a winner.
oh these would be so awesome!
These cookies look amazing! I love Mrs. Fields cookies, and I will definitely try these.
This look fabulous! I’ve never tried cold butter or a 300 degree oven, these just might be holy grail status!
My most favorite chocolate chips! I always got o Famous Amos shop to get my chocolate chips! Must have a try on your recipe on weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh this looks so good! I am over here drooling over this dish right now. I am all over this! :) I can’t even stop starring.
Oh wow I need to make these. you are the cookie Queen
These look so good!! I Love Mrs. Fields cookies.
Thank you, Jenn! :)
Oh my days these look utterly delicious! I’m so hungry now!
Elizabeth xo Elizabeth-Daisy.com
I can’t believe there are new chocolate chip cookies recipes to be had. But hey, I’m totally OK with that! These look D-lightful!
Another day, another cookie recipe, right :)
Low and slow – that’s genius. I must try it!! Girl, I ate my weight in Mrs. Fields when I was young. LOVE these!
I did too when I was younger…oh I wish I could turn back the clock :)
I know the low and slow thing was new to me with cookies but it worked great here!
I love hearing about the cold butter and cooler oven to get the results you were looking for. So cool. And also wow! 40 recipes! Sounds like a great e-book to me! :) Have a great day Averie.
Thank you for sharing this, Averie. I can’t wait to try it! There aren’t as many Mrs. Fields around anymore but every time I do pass by one at a mall, I can’t get enough of that aroma and they always taste amazing. Can’t wait to see how this homemade version compares. What a fun excuse to make a batch of choc chip cookies. Thanks! : )
Let me know if you try them! And I agree, not as many Mrs. Fields around anymore. What a shame!
Hi again Averie – I baked them today and I was very pleasantly surprised. They *are* a lot like the Mrs. Fields cookies we know and love from the mall. : ) My family and I are really enjoying them. Thanks so much for sharing this! Hope you don’t mind I plan to post it on my little blog. I want to remember this one! Enjoy the rest of your week!
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you and that you think they’re a lot like the mall version! Enjoy!
The low and slow oven is unusual for cookies and I hadn’t ever thought about it until right now. It obviously works well though because they look fantastic ( and the science of baking is fun sttuff). I just read something last week about roasting veggies using the same concept.
I’ve never heard of it either but it worked great with these!
I have roasted veggies low and slow and the results taste pretty much the same, minus some of the searing around the edges you get with high heat. The downfall is that it just takes awhile so I tend to use high heat.
Nothing was sadder than the day that Mrs. Fields closed up shop in my local mall. I mean, I used to count on getting my chocolate chip cookie! So thanks for posting this. Can’t wait to relive the magic!
Somebody else just mentioned that there’s not as many Mrs. Fields around anymore and I have noticed that. So sad! Now you can make your own :)
Hi Averie,
I am so excited to try this one. Mrs. Field’s is the best! Too much $$$ now, they used to be cheaper when i was in high school.
How were you able to recreate it? Just trial and error? When I do make them, I will let you know how they came out.
I linked to my inspiration in the recipe section. Enjoy!
Averie, I made it and had success. I used chunks though…and that european butter! Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you!