RECEIVED FROM A FRIEND --- EXPENSIVE LESSON: My daughter & I had finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Café in Dallas and decided to have a small dessert. Because our family members are such Cookie Monsters, we decided to try the Neiman-Marcus Cookie. It was so good that I asked if they would give me the recipe. She said with a frown, Im afraid not, Well, I said, Would you let me buy the recipe? With a cute smile, she agreed. I asked how much, and she responded Two Fifty. I said with approval, Just add it to my tab. ----------- Thirty days later I received my statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I looked again and remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two small salads and about $20 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it had Cookie Recipe - - $250. Boy, was I upset! I called Neimans accounting office and told them the waitress said it was two fifty and did not realize she meant $250 for a cookie recipe. I asked them to take back the recipe and reduce my bill, but they said they were sorry, but all recipes were this expensive so not just anyone could duplicate the bakery recipes . . . . . the bill could stand. ---------I thought of how I could try to get even or try to get my money back. I just said okay, you folks got my $250 and now Im going to have $250 worth of fun. I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover will have the $250 recipe from Neiman-Marcus for nothing. She replied, I wish you wouldnt do this. I said, Im sorry, but this is the only way I feel I can get even and I will. So here it is, pass it on to others for me. . . . . 2 c. butter, 2 c. sugar, 2 c. brown sugar, 4 eggs, 2 t. vanilla, 4 c. flour, 5 c. blended oatmeal *, 1 t. salt, 2 t. baking powder, 2 t. soda, 24 oz. chocolate chips, 1-8 oz. Hershey bar, grated, 3 c. chopped nuts. Cream butter & both sugars. Add eggs & vanilla. Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder & soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar & nuts. Roll into balls and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies (recipe may be halved). Note: * Measure oatmeal & blend in a blender to a fine powder.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:02:14 +0000
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