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The investigation of a 2009 multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), an important cause of bacterial gastrointestinal illness, led to a new culprit: ready-to-bake commercial prepackaged cookie dough. Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online, a new report describing the outbreak offers recommendations for prevention, including a stronger message for consumers: Don't eat prepackaged cookie dough before it's baked. [snip] Dr. Neil and colleagues suspected that one of the ingredients used to produce the dough was contaminated...

Hillary Clinton changes images with the quickness of Madonna. Like the Queen of Pop, she provokes and reacts, rethinks and reforms, pushes at hot buttons and then cools off with a dip in the mainstream. Madonna moved from "Like a Virgin" to "Married With Children," and began writing children's books. Hillary went from high-octane lawyer in Little Rock who didn't want to stay home to bake cookies to being a first lady sharing her recipe for chocolate chip cookies. She went from standing by her man in a way that Tammy Wynette might have sung about, to standing up for...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- When the cafe at former President Clinton's presidential library opens Monday, the public will finally have the chance to enjoy the chocolate chip cookies his wife didn't stay home to make. The cookies come from the same recipe Hillary Rodham Clinton, now a New York senator, rolled out after making much-reviled comments on her lack of domestic skills during Bill Clinton's first run for the White House in 1992. "I've done the best I can to lead my life," Clinton said about her high-powered lifestyle in an interview at the time. "I suppose I could have...

An urban myth is a modern folk tale, its origins unknown, its believability enhanced simply by the frequency with which it is repeated. NM signature chocolate chip cookie is the subject of one such myth. If you haven't heard the story, NM won't perpetuate it. If you have, the recipe below should serve to refute it. Copy it, print it out, pass it along to friends and family. It's a terrific recipe. And it's absolutely free. Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened1 cup brown sugar3 tablespoons granulated sugar1 egg2 teaspoons vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon...

An urban myth is a modern folk tale, its origins unknown, its believability enhanced simply by the frequency with which it is repeated. NM signature chocolate chip cookie is the subject of one such myth. If you haven't heard the story, NM won't perpetuate it. If you have, the recipe below should serve to refute it. Copy it, print it out, pass it along to friends and family. It's a terrific recipe. And it's absolutely free. Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened1 cup brown sugar3 tablespoons granulated sugar1 egg2 teaspoons vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon...

<p>LONDON, England -- When cookie-lovers open packages of their favorite snacks, some of the biscuits are often in bits.</p> <p>Now scientists say they know why -- and it has little to do with the way cookies are packaged and transported.</p>