Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today I made some chocolate chip cookies. Not just any chocolate chip cookies but the famous Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookies. There is a funny story behind the recipe I have. When I was working at Great Clips ages ago, a friend of our owner was shopping at Neiman Marcus when he took the opportunity to purchase a chocolate chip cookie from the snack bar. The cookie was so good he asked if the recipe was available. He was told that it was available for two fifty. He promptly had the amount put on his credit card. When he got the bill, he discovered a charge for $250.00 for the recipe. He immediately called the credit department and explained the misunderstanding. They told him that it was his problem and he was not getting a refund. After lengthy explanations the store would not give him a refund either. He then decided if he was out $250.00 he was at least going to have some fun for his money. He informed the store that he would be emailing the recipe to everyone he knew w/ the request that they pass it on to everyone they knew in hopes that Neiman Marcus would never sell another recipe in this manner. This is the first time I have actually made the cookies but they are very good. The funny thing is, now you can find that recipe on line for free. But I will pass it on to you so you don't have to look. I halved the recipe when I made them.

Ingredients-

2 cups butter (softened)
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
5 cups blended oatmeal
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
24 oz. milk chocolate chips
1 7oz. hershy bar (grated)

*Measure oatmeal and blend in food processor to a fine powder. Pour into a large bowl. Add flour, soda, baking powder and salt. mix well.
In a separate bowl mix butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix with dry ingredients. Mix in chocolate chips and grated hershy bar.
Roll into balls and place 2 in. apart. Bake for 10 min. at 375. -makes 110 cookies

ENJOY!