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From: GAMayne <>
Subject: Re: Cookies
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 17:31:02 EDT


I hate to tell you, but the cookie information you are circulating is an urban
legand that Nieman Marcus has had to respond to. The following it their
response to this myth. I am only bringing this up because I don't feel that a
genealogy discussion group is an appropriate place to spread legands, and fill
our mailboxes. Can we please stick to the subject of the discussion group?

Georgia

Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 07:27:20 -0500
From: (Cookie (Neinman Marcus))
Subject: The Cookie Monster
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THE COOKIE MONSTER

For several years, we have heard a story about the mythical Neiman
Marcus cookie recipe. We don't know how it got started or who is
perpetuating the myth, but this "cookie monster" just won't die! We
would never charge anyone for a Neiman Marcus recipe. We share our
restaurant recipes for free upon request.

This same story circulated in the late 1930's about a lady who dined
at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. She liked the Red Velvet
Cake so much she asked for the recipe. When she received her hotel
bill, she had been charged $100 for the recipe. (This was during the
Depression, so it seems our version of the story has been adjusted for
inflation!)

Neiman Marcus never served cookies in our restaurants until recently,
when we developed a new chocolate chip cookie in response to this
myth! Following is the recipe (free of charge, of course.) Please
feel free to share this letter and the recipe with anyone you know who
may be similarly interested in the truth behind this "cookie that
won't crumble!"

Sincerely,

Neiman Marcus


FREE FOR THE TAKING
The Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 egg
2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-3/4 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder, slightly crushed
8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

1. Cream the butter with the sugars until fluffy.
2. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract.
3. Combine the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375
degrees for 8-10 minutes, or 10-12 minutes for a crispier cookie.

Makes 12-15 large cookies

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