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    Neiman Marcus Cookies

    By Chula King · May 31, 2019

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    These are the legendary $250 Neiman Marcus Cookies. Legend has it that Neiman Marcus charged a customer $250 for the recipe for these amazing cookies. It turns out that this is indeed a legend. According to a New York Times article, Neiman Marcus denied ever charging customers for its recipes.

    Neiman Marcus CookiesYears ago, my brother-in-law asked me to make Neiman Marcus Cookies.  I don’t know where he got the recipe, but even back then, they were an urban legend.  I’m not going to repeat the legend, but suffice it to say – the cookies are incredible.

    As it turns out, if one Googles “Neiman Marcus Cookies”, two different recipes are returned.  One is very much like a typical chocolate chip cookie. The other one, which you see here, has oats that have been finely ground.

    I decided to do a bit of experimenting with the recipe, and toasted the oats. I think it added a bit more flavor to the finished product.

    Ingredients for Neiman Marcus Cookies

    I used the following ingredients for the Neiman Marcus Cookies: Unsalted butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, toasted old-fashioned oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, toasted pecans, semi-sweet chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips.

    Ingredients for Neiman Marcus Cookies

    Making the Batter for the Neiman Marcus Cookies

    I started by toasting old-fashioned oats. To do this, I spread them on a baking sheet and popped them into a 350° F oven for 15 minutes. After the oats had cooled, I processed them along with the milk chocolate chips in a food processor fitted with a blade until finely ground, about 20 seconds.

    Processing Toasted Oats and Milk Chocolate Chips for Neiman Marcus Cookies

    Once I had all of the ingredients ready, I started assembling the cookie dough.  First, I creamed the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with my electric mixer for about 3 minutes on high.

    Adding Brown Sugar to butter and granulated sugarThen I added the vanilla and eggs, and beat the mixture on high for a minute or two, until it was creamy.

    Adding Eggs to Creamed Butter and sugarNext, I added the baking soda, baking powder and salt. I beat the mixture on high until everything was well incorporated.

    Adding Baking Powder to mixture for Neiman Marcus CookiesAfter that, I added the ground oats/milk chocolate and flour. I beat this on high for about a minute until all ingredients were well combined.

    Adding FlourFinally,  I folded in the chocolate chips and toasted pecans. I stirred the Neiman Marcus Cookie dough with a wooden spoon.

    Adding Pecans to Neiman Marcus Cookie DoughOnce everything was well incorporated, I used an ice cream scoop that was approximately 1 ¾-inches in diameter to partition out the dough. Then, I rolled each piece of dough into balls and placed them on a parchment lined baking sheet.

    Dropping the Cookie Dough onto Baking SheetBecause the dough was stiff, I flattened each ball with the palm of my hand until each piece was about ⅜-inch thick.

    Flattening the Neiman Marcus Cookies Before BakingBaking the Neiman Marcus Cookies

    I baked the Neiman Marcus Cookies in a preheated 375° F oven the cookies went for around 12 minutes. After 12 minutes, they were golden brown. I removed the cookies from the oven and let them sit on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes. Then, I transferred them to a wire rack so that they could cool completely.

    I ended up with 4 dozen amazing Neiman Marcus Cookies that were about 3-inches in diameter. cookies were about 3-inches in diameter, and incredibly tasty. Yum!

    Neiman Marcus Cookies

    I first published this post for Neiman Marcus Cookies on November 1, 2014. Since then, I’ve made these delicious cookies a number of times. I decided that it was time to update the post with new pictures and updated text.

    I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as we do! If you like cookies made with oatmeal, you should check out some of my other oatmeal based cookies:

    • King Arthur’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
    • Oatmeal Spice Shortbread
    • Chocolate Oatmeal Pecan Cookies
    • Oatmeal Craisin Cookies
    • Outstanding Oatmeal Cookies

    Recipe

    Neiman Marcus Cookies

    Neiman Marcus Cookies

    These are the legendary $250 Neiman Marcus Cookies. Legend has it that Neiman Marcus charged a customer $250 for the recipe for these amazing cookies.
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    Course: Cookies
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 48 cookies
    Calories: 184kcal
    Author: Chula King

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces) unsalted butter, room temperature
    • 1 cup (7 ounces) granulated sugar
    • 1 cup (7 ½ ounces) light brown sugar, firmly packed
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 ½ cups (8 ¾ ounces) finely ground old-fashioned oats, measured before grinding (See Tip 1)
    • 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
    • 2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet or bitter-sweet chocolate chips
    • 4 ounces milk chocolate grated (See Tip 2)
    • 1 ½ cups chopped pecans, toasted (See Tip 3)

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375° F.
    • Cream butter and sugars with electric mixer on high for about 3 minutes. Add eggs, and vanilla; beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Add ground oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; beat until well combined, about 1 minute. Add chocolate chips, grated milk chocolate and pecans. Stir until all ingredients are mixed.
    • Roll into balls the size of a golf ball. Place 2 inches apart on parchment lined cookie sheet; flatten with palm of hand. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack. Yield: 48 cookies. (See Tip 4)

    Chula's Expert Tips

    1. If desired, spread the oats on a baking sheet, and toast at 350°F for 15 minutes. Process the oats in a food processor or blender until finely ground.
    2. Rather than grating the milk chocolate, place milk chocolate chips in food processor with oats
    3. To toast pecans, place in preheated 350° F oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Watch carefully to ensure that the pecans do not over-toast.
    4. If you don't want to bake all of the cookies at one time, roll into balls and freeze. Remove from freezer 10 minutes before baking; bake as directed.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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