Nieman Marcus Chocolate Chip CookiesIt’s one of the oldest urban legends, making the rounds for more than 50 years. The story: a woman and her daughter had salad and a cookie at Neiman Marcus in Dallas and thought the cookie was so excellent that they asked for the recipe. The waitress said no, so the woman asked if she could buy the recipe. The waitress said “yes, for two-fifty.” When her credit-card bill came, the woman discovered she was charged $250 for the recipe! And, Neiman Marcus made her pay! So the woman sent out the recipe to everyone to get back at the store. The Nieman Marcus Cookie recipe was actually inspired By this urban legend. In one word: superb! Enjoy it for yourself, or share with friends!

Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder
1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds)
  2. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds.
  3. In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips.
  4. Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie.

Yield
2 dozen cookies

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