Now I realize that it's a little late to start this tradition this year, but it's never too late to bake treats! What we have for you today is a cookie recipe that was sent to us in an email so many years ago, I don't even know who it came from. These are not St. Nick's day cookies, necessarily, but they are delicious and they have a story all their own. So without further ado:
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Sweet Revenge
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". 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. I looked again and I remembered I had only spent $9.95 for the two salads and about $20 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - $250" 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." I explained to her the criminal statutes which governed 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 and get any of my money back. So I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250, and I'm now going to have $250 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover in the world with an email account has a $250 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 make another penny off this recipe...
Neiman-Marcus Cookies:
(Recipe may be halved)
Ingredients: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
18 oz. chocolate bar, grated
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
Directions:
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, grated chocolate, and nuts. roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Let the cookies rest on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack, otherwise they will fall apart.
Makes approximately 120 cookies.
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The original author is unknown, but I salute this person wholeheartedly. Just a quick note: if you have gluten allergies to deal with, these cookies are easily adapted. Simply swap the wheat flour 1 for 1 with Bob's Red Mill All Purpose Gluten Free Baking Mix, or something equivalent. Nobody will be able to tell the difference!
Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!
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