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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. > > > >-- > > >"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. > >[log in to unmask] > >http://www.calpha.com/~speyton >