Hi all.... Just forwarding this on.. haven't tried the recipe yet, but
sounds pretty good.  I just love that Neiman Marcus is losing out (if the
story it true.. and I have little doubt!)   Enjoy!
Faye

>Subject:       Chocolate Chip Cookies
>
>I got this from a friend (from Bethany Tomerlin for those of you who
>know
>her):
>
>
>This was given to me by a friend of mine.  It really did happen to one
>of
>her friends.  This is worth the time!!  Pass it on.
>Bethany
>
>
>ABSOLUTELY TRUE
>
>My daughter and I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
>Dallas and 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)  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 Department 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 that 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 darn , and we're not refunding
>your money."
>
>I waited, 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, and now I'm
>going
>to have $250.0 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. baking soda
>2 cups sugar
>5 cups blended oatmeal
>24 oz. chocolate chips
>2 cups brown sugar
>1 tsp. salt
>1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
>
>4 eggs
>2 tsp. baking powder
>3 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 inutes at 375 degrees.  Makes 112 cookies.
>
>Enjoy cooking the most expensive cookies in the world - FREE!!
>
>THIS IS TRUE--PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT AND PLEASE SEND THIS TO
>EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS.
>
>
>
>--
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>
>"Let Him have all your worries and cares,
>
>For He is always thinking about you and watching
>
>everything that concerns you."  I Peter 5:7
>
>Sami Nell Peyton, M.S., L.P.C.
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