Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

An urban myth is a modern folk tale, its origins unknown, its believability enhanced simply by the frequency with which it is repeated. The NM signature chocolate chip cookie is the subject of one such myth. If you haven't heard the story, you can find it here.

Ingredients

• 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 (I often omit this)
• 8oz Hershey bar, grated
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups chopped nuts
• 2 tsp vanilla

Directions

1. Cream the butter and both sugars.
2. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Mix together the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a separate bowl.
4. Mix flour mixture with wet ingredients.
5. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar, and nuts.
6. Roll into balls and place 2" apart on a cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10 minutes at 375F.

Makes 112 cookies.