you have got to read this!..cookie recipe

[buckeyemomma]

Okay, everyone. . . . a true story of justice
in the good old U.S. of A !!!!! Thought y'all
might enjoy this; if nothing else, it shows
internet justice, if it can be called that. My
daughter and I had just finished a salad at
Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas & decided to
have a small dessert.


Because our family 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 they said with a small
frown, "I'm afraid not." Well, I said, would you
let me buy the recipe?

With a cute smile, she said,

"Yes."

I asked how much, and she responded, "Two-fifty."
I said with approval, just add it to my tab. Thirty days
later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus
and it 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." Boy, was I upset!! I called
Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them the waitress
said it was "two-fifty," and I did not realize she meant $250.00
for a cookie recipe. I asked them to take back the recipe and
reduce my bill and they said they were sorry, but because all
the recipes were this expensive so not just everyone could
duplicate any of our bakery recipes . . . the bill would stand.



I waited, thinking of how I could get even or even try and get
any of my money back. I just said, "Okay, you folks got my
$250.00 and now I'm going to have $250.00 worth of fun." I
told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover will
have a $250.00 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus for nothing.
She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this." I said, "I'm sorry
but this is the only way I feel I could get even," and I will!



So, here it is, and please pass it to someone else or run
a few copies... I paid for it; now you can have it for free !!!

(Recipe may be halved.):

2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
2 cups sugar
5 cups oatmeal (blended)
24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Hershey bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp. vanilla

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.



Have fun!!! This is not a joke -------- this is a true story.
That's it. Please, pass it along to everyone you know!!!


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[jeskibuff]

It's a great recipe and makes great cookies mainly because of the oatmeal. The 'truth' behind the story is questionable, as I have heard the same story with Mrs. Fields instead of Nieman-Marcus.

[telos2000]

I'll have to try it just to say I ate a $250 cookie

[katrinka99]

It's definitely a legend - I've been making these cookies for over 20 years with that same recipe originally attributed to Mrs. Fields.

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BUT...the cookies are EXCELLENT (although a bit of work ) and the recipe is well worth repeating!!

Thanks, Momma - think I just may do some baking today!

[3tbear]

Thanx for the recipe. I don't blame you, especially since you paid so much for the recipe. Something like that happened to one of my sister's friends who wanted a Mrs. Field's cookie recipe, they sent here a bill for similar to what yours was. She was in shock! I'm looking forward to making them, thanx again!

[Maxie X]

Hey! this may be a great recipe......

But it IS a Hoax

read here:

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