¹     "These are the best cookies I have ever had!" That is what Debbi Fields heard all the time. When she was 20 years old, she made her cookie dream come true. She opened her first cookie shop in California. It was called "Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery." That was in 1977.
 
²     Mrs. Fields started by baking chocolate chip cookies for her friends. Now she owns over 600 stores all over the world. She also has written three cookbooks. Her newest cookbook is called Debbi Fields Great American Desserts. She also helps other companies. One company that she helps is Outback Steakhouse.
 
³     Mrs. Fields Cookies is a big business. She can say that she sees her name all over the world. Today she lives in Tennessee with her family. She has a husband and five children. Mrs. Fields puts her customers first. She believes that "Good enough never is!" Mrs. Fields Cookies is now worth $450 million. That is a lot of chocolate chip cookies!