Cookies

[Kathryn41 3,205]

This was sent to me from my Dad who got it from his next door neighbour. I haven't tried the cookies but the recipe looks good. Enjoy!

Subject: Fw: a story and recipe from my Mother in law

Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe

I love it when the little guy strikes back

A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a very expensive store;

i.e., they sell your typical $8.00 T-shirt for $50.00. Let's let them have it! THIS IS A TRUE STORY!

My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas, and we decided to have a small dessert. Because both of us are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the"Neiman-Marcus cookie." It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe, and the waitress said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not, but you can buy the recipe."

Well, I asked how much, and she responded, "Only two fifty--it's a great deal!" I agreed to that, and told her to just add it to my tab. Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement, and the Neiman-Marcus charge was $285.00! I looked again, and I remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe--$250.00". That was outrageous!

I called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them the waitress said it was "two fifty", which clearly does not mean "two hundred and fifty dollars" by any reasonable interpretation of the phrase.Neiman-Marcus refused to budge. They would not refund my money because, according to them, "What the waitress told you is not our problem. You have already seen the recipe. We absolutely will not refund your money at this point."

I explained to the Accounting Department lady the criminal statutes which govern fraud in the state of Texas . I threatened to report them to the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Attorney General's office for engaging in fraud.

I was basically told, "Do what you want. Don't bother thinking of how you can get even, and don't bother trying to get any of your money back." I just said, Okay, you folks got my $250, and now I'm going to have $250 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover in the United States with an e-mail account has a $250 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus...for free. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this."

I said, "Well, perhaps you should have thought of that before you ripped me off!" and slammed down the phone. So here it is!

Please, please, please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think of. I paid $250 for this, and I don't want Neiman-Marcus to EVER make another penny off of this recipe!

NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved easily)

2 cups butter

24 oz. chocolate chips

4 cups flour

2 cups brown sugar

2 tsp. soda

1 tsp. salt

2 cups sugar

1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)

5 cups blended oatmeal

4 eggs

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)

Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder.

Cream the butter and both sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda.

Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.

PLEASE READ THIS RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU

KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS! THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC!!

Even if the people on your e-mail list don't eat sweets send it to them and ask them to pass it on. Let's make sure I get my $250.00 worth. Enjoy the cookies, they are good....

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

Your typical urban legend there, but funny nonetheless.

http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/cookie.asp

Here's the actual recipe btw:

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/...ie_recipe.jhtml

An urban myth is a modern folk tale, its origins unknown, its believability enhanced

simply by the frequency with which it is repeated. Our signature chocolate chip cookie

is the subject of one such myth. If you haven't heard the story, we won't perpetuate it

here. 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 (1 stick) butter, softened

# 1 cup light brown sugar

# 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

# 1 large egg

# 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

# 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour

# 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

# 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

# 1/2 teaspoon salt

# 1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder

# 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds)

2. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds.

3. In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips.

4. Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie.

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

[Alanlvsjudy 0]

Wow, cant believe that story is still floating around, its gotta be ten years old.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Hehehehe - I haven't been on line for 10 years - guess that explains why I missed it the first time. Still, good to know the recipe stands the test of time:-).

Edited January 12, 2007 by Kathryn41