recipe!FOR COOKIE LOVERS EVERYWHERE:

January 31, 2001

(I usually don't do this kind of things, but thought that passing along

what was sent to me may bring some joy to the lives of those who have a

sweet tooth! I apologize for participating in this Krishna-like prank!

If I have genuinely offended anyone, I apologize for that too -

Chandrika)

FOR COOKIE LOVERS EVERYWHERE:

A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't already know that it is

a very, very expensive store for example:. they sell your typical $8.00

T-shirt for $50.00.

My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a 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 but, you can buy the recipe."

Well, I asked how much, and she responded, "Only two fifty, it's a great

deal!" I agreed with approval, just add it to my tab I told her. Thirty

days later, I received my VISA statement 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 was outrageous!

I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. 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 which govern fraud in

Texas. I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the

State Attorney General Office for engaging in fraud. I was basically

told, "Do what you want, it doesn't matter, 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. I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250, and now I'm

going to have $250.00 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....

NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)

2 cups butter

4 cups flour

2 tsp. 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

2 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 minutes at 375 degrees.

Makes 112 cookies.

PLEASE READ IT AND SEND TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL

ADDRESS

THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC.

Have fun!!!

This is not a joke-this is a true story. Ride free, citizens!

January 31, 2001

This is an urban legend (i.e., not true). Here's the scoop:

<http://www.snopes2.com/business/consumer/cookie.htm>

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