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Neiman Marcus Cookies

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I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.
 
I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.

Are you sick of dessert recipes yet?

Well, forget about the ones on your to-do list, and MAKE THESE COOKIES!

I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.

I would have never found the recipe for these cookies if I didn’t buy a second hand cookbook a couple of years ago. And hidden within the pages of this cookbook was a newspaper cutout of this recipe, complete with a background story!

Now I’m thinking the story is fictional, but it totally drew me in, and I knew that I needed to make these.

I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.
 
But I will give you some warnings about this recipe.
 
1. This recipe makes a LOT of cookies. I’m talking about all the cookies not being able to fit into TWO huge empty tubs of ice cream. Mine made 115 cookies. Crazy cookie fest happening in my kitchen.
 
2. Your arms are going to HURT after you make these. You need to grate one whole chocolate bar into the batter. I know that sounds delicious, but the repetitive grating motion will make you want to skip the gym. You’ll get huge muscles just grating this chocolate.
 
I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.

Now a tip about grating the chocolate. I would recommend putting the chocolate in the freezer before you try grating it. Trust me, if you don’t want the chocolate to melt all over your fingers (I know melted chocolate on your fingers sounds delicious, but..) you should chill it beforehand.

I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.

So if you’re still stuck on a Valentine’s day treat to make for your sweety, these cookies are perfect. I mean, who wouldn’t want 115 delicious cookies?? They are so good, I’m sure they will forget that they aren’t red and heart shaped.

Below is the newspaper clipping with the cookie recipe and story. Enjoy!!

If you can’t read what the story says, I will quote it below:

The Story

A friend of a friend of a friend had lunch at Neiman Marcus in Dallas last November, and for dessert, she had a cookie. She thought it was the most wonderful cookie she had ever tasted and asked if the recipe was available. She was told that it was, but there was a charge of two-fifty. She said that was fine. She got the recipe and told them to charge it to her account.
In December, when she received her bill, there was a charge for $250.00. She called Neiman’s and told them that it was a mistake- the charge should be $2.50. She was told there he was NO mistake- the charge for the recipe was correct! They told her it was a non-refundable item and she would have to pay the amount or become delinquent.
In the end, she paid.
She vowed to get back at Neiman’s. She decided to give the recipe- FREE- to everyone she possibly could. She asks that everyone who gets a copy sends it to everyone they know.
So here it is!

I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.
Neiman Marcus Cookies

Neiman Marcus Cookies

I make these Neiman Marcus Cookies for Christmas almost every year. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so they make the perfect gifts.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups salted butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 5 cups blended oats (see notes)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 24 oz chocolate chips
  • 1 chocolate bar, grated
  • 3 cups chopped nuts (I used pecans)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375˚F.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until fully incorporated. Mix in the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips, grated chocolate and the nuts until fully incorporated. 
  • Roll into tablespoon balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in the preheated oven for around 10 minutes.

Notes

Measure 5 cups of oats, then process in a food processor to a fine powder

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  1. Hi Cathleen , Thos e cookies is delicious and worth the effort . I love them … and thaks to you I can make my own , it will be well worth the effort to see my family enjoy them .
    Thanks so much for saring and thanks for the recipes 🙂

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  13. I've heard about these cookies and I've always been curious. Good to know it is so good! Love the sound of the grated chocolate and the ground oats. I bet there are some very happy recipients of these!

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  25. I've heard this Neimen Marcus cookie story and always wondered if it was true…i've never tried the cookies tho. But from your pics it looks like i'm gonna have to. They look so yummy!

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