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> Biscuit Recipe
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> Please forward when you finish reading!
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> A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a VERY expensive shop; i.e. they sell a typical $8.00 t-shirt for $50.00.
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> THIS IS A TRUE STORY
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> My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas. 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!"
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> 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 $285.00. I
> looked at it again, and I remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two sandwiches and about $20.00 for a scarf. At the bottom of the
> statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe-$250.00". That was outrageous!
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> 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.
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> 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."
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> I explained to the Accounting Department lady the criminal statutes which govern fraud in the state of Texas. I threatened
> to report them to the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Attorney General's office.
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> 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"
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> 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.
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> So here it is!
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> 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!
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> NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)
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> 2 (500 ml) cups butter
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> 24 oz. (680 g) chocolate chips
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> 4 (1000 ml) cups flour
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> 2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
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> 2 tsp. (10 ml) (Bicarb) soda
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> 1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
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> 2 (500 ml) cups sugar
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> 18 oz. (500 g) Hershey Bar (grated). (Cadbury chocolate for England)
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> 5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal
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> 4 eggs
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> 2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder
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> 2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla
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> 3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts ( optional )
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> Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
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> Cream the butter and both sugars.
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> Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and Bicarb (soda).
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> Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts.
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> Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
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> Bake for 10 minutes at (180 °C ) 375 degrees.
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> The above quantities make ± 112 cookies.
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> Enjoy!
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> PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS!
Posted by angel-healing
at 6:57 PM BST
Updated: Wednesday, 1 August 2007 6:59 PM BST
