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Neiman-Marcus Cookie Recipe

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> This was sent to me from a friend- Recipe sounds good!

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> THIS IS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO BAKE....

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> > >A little background:

> > >

> > >Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a very

> > >expensive store; i.e., they sell your typical $8.00

> > >T-shirt for $50.00. Let's let them have it!

> > >

> > >

> > > > >THIS IS A TRUE STORY

> > > > >My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a

> > > > >Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas, and we 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. "

> > > > >

> > > > >Wel! l, I asked how much, and she responded, " Only two

> > > > >fifty-it's a great deal! " I agreed to that, and told

> > > > >her to just add it to my tab. Thirty days later, I

> > > > >received my VISA statement, and the Neiman-Marcus

> > > > >charge 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 Department and told them

> > > > >the waitress 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

> > > > >at this point. " I explained to the Accounting

> > > > >Department lady the criminal statues whic! h govern

> > > > >fraud in the state of Texas. I threatened to

> > > > >report them to the Better Business Bureau and the

> > > > >Texas Attorney General's office for engaging in fraud.

> > > > >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 just said, " Okay, you folks 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 has a $250 cookie recipe

> > > > >from Neiman-Marcus...for free.

> > > > >

> > > > >She replied, " I wish you wouldn't do this. " 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, please, 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 off of this recipe!

> > > > >

> > > > >NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)

> > > > >

> > > > >2 cups butter

> > > > >24 oz. chocolate chips

> > > > >4 cups flour

> > > > >2 cups brown sugar

> > > > >2 tsp. soda

> > > > >1 tsp. salt

> > > > >2 cups sugar

> > > > >18 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)

> > > > >5 cups blended oatmeal

> > > > >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 AND PRINT THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY

> > > > >PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS!

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Sorry that story is NOT true. Please read this

The top 9 e-mail hoaxes

Income taxes are optional, Neiman Marcus has an expensive cookie recipe and more

financial fictions that crowd in-boxes. These e-mail hoaxes are designed for one

thing: to drain your wallet.

By Amy C. Fleitas, Bankrate.com

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Ever wondered if anyone makes the money promised in those work-at-home

advertisements? Or if each forwarded e-mail will really mean a donation of 10

cents from Microsoft to an orphan's organ-transplant operation? The answer is

no. These stories are urban legends, e-mail rumors and scams. They are but a few

of what we like to call financial fiction. The following are some of the most

popular and most creative examples waiting in in-boxes.

Neiman Marcus' expensive cookie recipe

Here's what happened. My Aunt was having lunch at Neiman Marcus with my

cousin. For dessert, they had these delicious cookies and my aunt asked the

waitress for the recipe. The waitress said they the recipe sold for " two fifty. "

My Aunt thought that meant $2.50 said OK. But when she got her bill they charged

her $250. She was furious but they wouldn't refund her money. So in revenge,

she's giving away the recipe to anyone who wants it.

It never happened. But this rumor has been circulating for decades. A similar

story about a $25 red velvet cake recipe has been traced as far back as the

1940s. If you want the cookie recipe, Neiman Marcus has gotten so sick of the

bad press about this false rumor that the company posted the recipe on its Web

site.

Neiman-Marcus Cookie Recipe

>

> This was sent to me from a friend- Recipe sounds good!

>

> THIS IS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO BAKE....

> > >

> > >A little background:

> > >

> > >Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a very

> > >expensive store; i.e., they sell your typical $8.00

> > >T-shirt for $50.00. Let's let them have it!

> > >

> > >

> > > > >THIS IS A TRUE STORY

> > > > >My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a

> > > > >Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas, and we 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. "

> > > > >

> > > > >Wel! l, I asked how much, and she responded, " Only two

> > > > >fifty-it's a great deal! " I agreed to that, and told

> > > > >her to just add it to my tab. Thirty days later, I

> > > > >received my VISA statement, and the Neiman-Marcus

> > > > >charge 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 Department and told them

> > > > >the waitress 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

> > > > >at this point. " I explained to the Accounting

> > > > >Department lady the criminal statues whic! h govern

> > > > >fraud in the state of Texas. I threatened to

> > > > >report them to the Better Business Bureau and the

> > > > >Texas Attorney General's office for engaging in fraud.

> > > > >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 just said, " Okay, you folks 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 has a $250 cookie recipe

> > > > >from Neiman-Marcus...for free.

> > > > >

> > > > >She replied, " I wish you wouldn't do this. " 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, please, 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 off of this recipe!

> > > > >

> > > > >NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)

> > > > >

> > > > >2 cups butter

> > > > >24 oz. chocolate chips

> > > > >4 cups flour

> > > > >2 cups brown sugar

> > > > >2 tsp. soda

> > > > >1 tsp. salt

> > > > >2 cups sugar

> > > > >18 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)

> > > > >5 cups blended oatmeal

> > > > >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 AND PRINT THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY

> > > > >PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS!

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