Neiman-Marcus Cookie Recipe

For all you bakers!!!

I love it when the little guy strikes back!

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 $5000.
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." Well,
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 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 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 it that every cookie lover in the United
States 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!