Niman-Marcus cookies

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a Neiman-Marcus Café 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-Marcuscharge was $285.00! I looked at it again, and 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 statues, 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 that.” I said, "Well, perhaps you should have thought of that 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:


NEIMAN-MARCUS Oatmeal Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies

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, blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs, vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, grated Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls and place on a cookie sheet sprayed with no-stick cooking spray two inches apart from each other.
Bake for ten minutes at 375 degrees.
Makes 112 Cookies of Revenge! Hahahahha…
Enjoy and send this recipe to all you know who has and E-mail Account! And May God Bless America!!

[pero chato]

I've heard this story for 25 years. It's another urban (and now internet) legend and isn't true.

[AggieJohn]

that's about the most awesome thing i've ever seen

[pirate4state]

I use this recipe!! I think the story is Urban Legend, but who cares...the cookies are awesome!!

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

Originally posted by pirate4state
I use this recipe!! I think the story is Urban Legend, but who cares...the cookies are awesome!!

was this the recipe you used when you sent me and my buddies some cookies in a-stan?

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by pero chato
I've heard this story for 25 years. It's another urban (and now internet) legend and isn't true.

urban legend or not, they are good cookies

[AggieJohn]

or maybe these give you bowel movements

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by pirate4state
I use this recipe!! I think the story is Urban Legend, but who cares...the cookies are awesome!!

I was just thinking...you know, IF I liked to bake I should try these instead of the pre-sliced ones I buy in the refrigerated section at HEB's...

Naaah, but it was a nice thought!

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
or maybe these give you bowel movements

Visual Alert, Visual Alert

[AggieJohn]

gross

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
gross

??????

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
or maybe these give you bowel movements

The picture of Chris Farley in your signature looks as though he is about to have a bowel movement..... :evillaugh

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by AP Panther Fan
The picture of Chris Farley in your signature looks as though he is about to have a bowel movement..... :evillaugh

i had to remove it, it was too big

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
i had to remove it, it was too big

not a bad thing..

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by bullfrog_alumni_02
was this the recipe you used when you sent me and my buddies some cookies in a-stan?

yes