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If you like a Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe
Posted by fibo86, Jul 28, 2009.

I got sent this email (in Australia) and thought some of you might use this?

And remember the saying Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!

This is a true story.
Please forward when you finish reading!

A little background:

Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a very expensive boutique
Shop (they sell a typical $8.00 T-shirt for $50.00)

My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
Dallas, USA. Because both of us are such biscuit lovers, we decided to
Try the 'Neiman-Marcus cookie'. It was so excellent that I asked if they
Would give me the recipe. The waitress said with a small frown, 'I'm
Afraid not, but you can buy the recipe.'

I asked how much, and she responded; 'Only two fifty - it's a great
Deal

I agreed to that, and told her to add it to my bill.

Thirty days later, I got my Visa statement, and the Neiman-Marcus charge
Was $285. I looked at it again, and I remembered I had only spent $9.95
For two sandwiches and about $20 for a scarf. At the bottom of the
Statement, it said, 'Cookie Recipe - $250.00'. That was outrageous!

I called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them the waitress had
Said it was 'two fifty', which clearly does not mean 'two hundred and
Fifty dollars' by any reasonable 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 the Accounting Department lady the criminal statutes
Which govern fraud in the state ofTexas.. I threatened to report them to
The Better Business Bureau and The Texas Attorney General's office. I
Was basically told: Do what you want. Don't bother thinking of how you
Can get even, and don't bother trying to get any of your money back'

I said, OK, you've got my $250, and now I'm 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 e-mail account gets a $250 cookie recipe from
Neiman-Marcus for free. She replied, 'I wish you wouldn't do that.' I
Said, 'Well, perhaps you should have thought of that before you RIPPED
ME OFF!' and slammed down the phone.

So here it is! Please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think of.
I paid $250 for this, and I don't want Neiman-Marcus to EVER make
Another penny from this recipe!


NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved as this makes heaps)

2 (500 ml) cups butter
680 g chocolate chips
4 (1000 ml) cups flour
2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
2 tsp.. (10 ml) Bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
2 (500 ml) cups sugar
500 g Grated Cadbury chocolate
5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder
2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla
3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts (optional)

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 bicarbonate of 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 (180 C).

The above quantities make 112 cookies. Enjoy!

PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN
E-MAIL ADDRESS!

This is not a joke-it's a true story.




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Reply by GregT, Jul 28, 2009.

Urban legend that comes around every five years or so. I think the person who created that recipe, which isn't very good by the way, wanted to get some publicity.

Neiman Marcus doesn't sell recipes and in fact, they really don't bake. I used to own a pastry shop and we sold to them. They source from a number of high-end bakers, or at least they did when this story first appeared back in the 1980s. Not only that, but if in fact she would have put it on her charge card, she would have been asked to sign, like always, and would have noticed the charge at that point.

FWIW - I tried the recipe many years ago because I was intrigued by the idea of pulverizing the oats. (Not sure what "blended" oatmeal is.) But I really prefer them rolled - they make a chewier cookie.

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Reply by GregT, Jul 28, 2009.

Some more info:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/cookie_recipe.htm

http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/cookie.asp

http://www.scambusters.org/urban-legends/neiman-marcus.html

I guess that explains what "blended" oats are too. Recipe I saw said to use rolled oats and put in blender.

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Reply by fibo86, Jul 28, 2009.

AH huh, new version of the chain letter?

It seems someone changed it along the way, so it must be the old (game of) Chinese whispers gone electronic.

Hehe tee he.