Nieman-Marcus Cookie Recipe Legend
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  This is the urban legend that commonly accompanies this recipe.  I've seen
the value of the recipe range from $200.00 to $500.00 but the recipe and
the story is always the same.  They're actually very good cookies :)

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  This is a true story... Please forward it to everyone that you can...
You will have to read it to believe it...

  My daughter and I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
Dallas & 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."
  "Well" I said, "would you let me buy the recipe?"
   With a cute smile, she said YES". I asked how much and she responded,
"Only two fifty, it's a great deal!"
  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 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's
outrageous!!!

  I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and  told them that the waitress
said it was "two-fifty," which clearly does not mean "two hundred and
fifty dollars" by any POSSIBLE 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 her the criminal statutes which govern fraud in Texas.
I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the State's
Attorney General for engaging in fraud.
  I was basically told, "Do what you want, we don't give a damn, and
we're not refunding your money."

  I waited a moment, thinking of how I could get even, or even try to 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 in the United States with an
e-mail account has a $250.00 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus... for
free.
  She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this"
  I said, "Well you should have thought of that before you ripped me
off", and slammed down the phone on her.

  So, here it is!!!  Please, please, please pass it on to everyone you
can possibly think of. I paid $250.00 dollars for this...  I don't want
Neiman-Marcus to ever get another penny off of this recipe...

 (Recipe may be halved):
       2     cups butter
       4     cups flour
       2     tsp. baking soda
       2     cups granulated sugar
       2     cups brown sugar
       5     cups blended oatmeal
       (measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder)
       24    oz. chocolate chips
       1     tsp. salt
       1     8 oz. Hershey bar (grated)
       4     eggs
       2     tsp. baking powder
       3     cups chopped nuts (your choice)
       2     tsp. vanilla

       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... Ride free
citizens!!!!

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