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Neiman’s Treats

September 18, 2013

So I’m sure you’ve all Pinned or at least seen pins of the famous $250 Neiman Marcus cookie.. you know this one? Or this one?

Neiman Marcus Cookie

Well I finally decided to give it a try, and test it out for myself!

Chocolate Chip Cookie

The recipe makes 112 cookies, and considering I shouldn’t have been eating them in the first place, I decided to cut the recipe in half.  Here is what I did:

Neiman Marcus Cookies

1 cup butter
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder)
12 ounces chocolate chips
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 -8 ounce Hershey Bar (I only had a 1/5 oz. bar, so added more chocolate chips)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (your choice, I like pecans and walnuts)

Directions:

  1. Cream the butter and both sugars
  2. Add eggs and vanilla
  3. Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda
  4. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts
  5. Use an ice cream scoop to ball dough onto cooking sheet (place two inches apart on a cookie sheet)
  6. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

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Consensus? It was a little more involved than a standard chocolate chip cookie and the end result wasn’t really worth it to me.  I may be a chocolate chip cookie purist, but the blended oats and grated chocolate bar didn’t really bring anything extra spectacular to the table for me.  If you love a soft cookie with some texture, this is for you… but if you are more into chewy/crispy cookies, these aren’t the ones for you.

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie

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Cookie Jar

July 3, 2013

An American (as well as Feezor) fan favorite will always be the chocolate chip cookie.

Chocolate Chip

Growing up I’ve tried and tested many recipes, but two of my favorite (and memorized) recipes are this one and the one below.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 12-oz package semisweet chocolate chips
  1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a large baking sheet (or use a Silpat baking sheet). 
  2. Whisk flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl to blend.  using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
  3. Add sugar and brown sugar and beat until well blended.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until mixture is creamy and well blended.
  5. Gradually add flour mixture, beating just until blended.
  6. Stir in chocolate chips.
  7. Working in batches (use an ice cream scoop or melon baller) to scoop mounded tablespoonfuls onto a prepared baking sheet.
  8. Bake cookies until pale brown, about 11-13 minutes.
  9. Cool slightly on sheet, then transfer to racks to cool.

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Tips:

  1. Make sure to let butter sit out to room temperature (this is key in ALL baking… butter temperature can make or break any baked treats).  It needs to be soft to the touch but not melted.
  2. If you bake at all, you MUST invest in a Kitchen Aid.  It makes baking so much easier and makes for perfectly incorporated cookies that are chewy, crunchy and all around amazing!
  3. Silpat baking sheets are another great investment.  You don’t have to grease your baking sheets (which helps with cleaning up), and you’ll never have to worry about cookies burnt on the bottom!

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