How To Prepare The $250 Cookie Recipe

 The $250 Cookie  Secret Recipe

TIME: 45 Minutes 

Most people have heard the tale of the Dallas woman who, while eating lunch at the Neiman Marcus Cafe, was so enamored with the chocolate chip cookies that she inquired about the recipe. It was hers for "only two fifty," the waitress claimed. But when the credit card bill came, the woman was surprised to see that it was close to $300. The recipe ended up costing $250, according to the tale. After years of living with the misconception, Neiman Marcus created a recipe in 1997 and distributed it without charge. With ground oatmeal, almonds, and extra chocolate from a grated Hershey bar (you can use any brand you choose), it's a delectable twist on chocolate chip cookies.

INGREDIENTS

Yield:

About 55 cookies

1cup butter

1cup dark brown sugar, packed

1cup granulated sugar

2eggs

1teaspoon vanilla

2½cups oatmeal

2cups flour

½teaspoon salt

1teaspoon baking soda

1teaspoon baking powder

12ounces chocolate chips

14-ounce milk chocolate bar

1½cups chopped nuts

PREPARATION

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2

Cream together butter and both sugars. Stir in eggs and vanilla.

Step 3

Finely grind oatmeal in a blender or food processor. Combine the oatmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and soda in a medium bowl, and slowly add it to the wet ingredients. Beat just until combined. Grate chocolate bar using a microplane grater and add it, along with chocolate chips and nuts to the batter. Mix just to combine.

Step 4

Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.