Tweets might enjoy this--both the story and the cookies.

Burt

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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 17:19:57 -0400
From: Jonathan Clough <jclough at us.net>
Subject: Cookie Recipe and Amusing Story

This message is sent to you with the hope you will forward it to EVERYONE
you have ever even seen the e-mail address of. In the spirit of the
originator, please feel free to post it anywhere and everywhere.
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Okay, everyone....a true story of justice in the good old U.S. of A.
Thought y'all might enjoy this; if nothing else, it shows internet
justice, if it can be called that.

My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas
& decided to have a small dessert. Because our family 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 she said with a small
frown, "I'm afraid not." Well, I said, would you let me buy the recipe?
With a cute smile, she said, "Yes." I asked how much, and she responded,
"Two fifty." I said with approval, just add it to my tab.

Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus and it
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." Boy, was I upset!! I
called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them the waitress said it was
"two fifty," and I did not realize she meant $250.00 for a cookie recipe.

I asked them to take back the recipe and reduce my bill and they said they
were sorry, but because all the recipes were this expensive so not just
everyone could duplicate any of their bakery recipes....the bill would
stand.

I waited, thinking of how I could get even or even try and get any of my
money back.

I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00 and now I'm going to have
$250.00 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that every
cookie lover will have a $250.00 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus for
nothing. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this." I said, "I'm sorry
but this is the only way I feel I could get even," and I will.

So, here it is, and please pass it to someone else or run a few
copies....I paid for it; now you can have it for free.

(Recipe may be halved.)

2 cups butter 4 cups flour
2 tsp. soda 2 cups sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal** 24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar 1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) 4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp. vanilla

** 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.

Have fun!!! This is not a joke --- this is a true story..

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