It's a good recipe, but the story is one of the famous "urban legends" (untrue) on the internet. It's been dormant for a while so I guess it's about time for it come "creeping out of its grave." This is the Nieman-Marcus site. Look for the "Cookie Monster" under Customer Service: http://www.neimanmarcus.com/ Try this site for more info on these kinds of things: http://www.kumite.com/myths/ Another one: http://www.realtime.net/~guppy/uls/legends.html > ---------- > From: Denn Bottorff[SMTP:bottorff@polarnet.com] > Sent: Friday, October 10, 1997 2:06 AM > To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Expensive Cookie Recipe > > Just in time for Christmas!! > > I received this from a friend who asked me to pass it along to > everyone I > >knew who had an E-mail address, what a better way to send it. > > >Subject: Cookie Recipe > > > >Neiman-Marcus Cookies > > > >THIS IS TRUE----PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT AND PLEASE SEND THIS > >TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS....THIS IS > REALLY > >TERRIFIC. > > > >My daughter & 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." > > > >{EDITORIAL COMMENT: Neiman's is a VERY EXPENSIVE department store in > the > >States}. > >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 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's outrageous!! > > > >I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them 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 crap, and we're not refunding your > money." 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, 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 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. soda > >2 cups sugar > >5 cups blended oatmeal (Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a > fine > >powder.) > >24 oz. chocolate chips > >2 cups brown sugar > >1 tsp. salt > >1- 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) > >4 eggs > >2 tsp. baking powder > >2 tsp. vanilla > >3 cups chopped nuts (your choice) > > > >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! > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the webpage associated with this mail list? If not go > to http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pennadutch.html > >