Neiman Marcus Cookies are no ordinary cookies, they just might be the most famous, delicious, and expensive cookie recipe there ever was!
Who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie? It’s a classic snack that I think just about everyone can appreciate. But, a delicious chocolate cookie recipe with a story behind it? That’s even better. For more delicious cookie recipes, try our copycat doubletree hotel cookies or our peanut butter oatmeal cookies.
Neiman Marcus Cookies:
There are many versions of the Neiman Marcus cookie myth. It goes a little something like this: a woman was out to eat one night at the “Neiman Marcus Cafe” in Dallas. She ordered a cookie for dessert after dinner.
She got the cookie and loved it so much that she asked her waiter if she could have the recipe for that cookie. The waiter said no, so she offered to pay for the recipe. He told her it would cost her “two-fifty” and she agreed.
When she got her bill in the mail, she realized that he meant “two-fifty” as in, $250. She couldn’t believe she’d been charged that much for a cookie recipe. So, as revenge she shared the recipe out to make sure that everyone would have access to it.
Regardless if the tale behind the Neiman Marcus Cookies is fact or fiction, we know something for sure, these cookies are so good.
The secret is the oatmeal that’s ground into a flour and mixed in with the cookie dough. It’s the secret ingredient that sets these cookies apart from just any old cookie recipe.
Ingredients for Neiman Marcus Cookies
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 cups oatmeal flour (place the oats in a food processor and puree until ground into a flour)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 24 oz. chocolate chips
- 1-8oz. Milk chocolate bar (grated)
Grab the full recipe at the bottom of the post!
How to Make Neiman Marcus Cookies
First, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F to heat up while you put everything together. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat and set it aside.
In a large bowl, cream your butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until you’ve reached a smooth texture. It usually takes about 2 minutes of mixing. Add eggs and vanilla; mix until they are incorporated completely.
In a second bowl, combine all of you dry ingredients: flour, ground oatmeal, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Then, add this dry mixture to the wet mixture from above.
Finally, add in your chocolate chips and grated chocolate, and give it all a good mix to combine it together.
When your dough is complete, roll the dough into one tablespoon sized balls and place each ball two inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets from earlier.
How Long to Bake
Baking chocolate chip cookies is always a bit of personal preference. I tend to like my cookies a bit on the softer side. So, I usually bake them for a bit less that recommended. I like it when the center is just ever so slightly gooey!
But, if you like your cookies a bit crispier and the perfect level of golden, you might want to bake them for a bit longer. Typically, 8-10 minutes is about perfect for these cookies.
When it starts getting close to the 8 minute mark I try to keep a good eye on them. You can usually tell just by looking at the cookies if they are finished or need a bit longer in the oven! You can also switch it up a bit for each batch, to see exactly which ones you like best and how long to bake them for in the future.
Pro tip: these cookies will continue to bake just a bit when you take them out of the oven. It’s a good idea to take them out when they look just a bit undercooked to how you like them.
HOW TO STORE
No need to store these Neiman Marcus cookies in a special place. You can store them at room temp, on your countertop, but just be sure they are kept in a sealed container.
I will warn you, storing them on the counter top just means they are going to be gone that much faster.
How to Freeze
If you plan to freeze a batch of Neiman Marcus cookies, be sure that they are completely cooled before preparing them for the freezer. You can store them in any kind of freezer bag.
When you are ready to serve them, reheat by placing them in the oven on a low heat, keeping an eye on them and removing them from the oven when the chocolate has begun to melt.
I’m not sure if this cookie recipe is worth $250, but I can tell you that you will not be disappointed.
The Neiman Marcus Cookies are my absolute favorite cookie recipe, and soon I’m sure they will be yours, too.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 cups oatmeal flour *see note
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 24 oz. chocolate chips
- 1-8 oz. milk chocolate bar grated
- *Note: place the oats in a food processor and puree until ground into a flour.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Cream butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until incorporated.
- In a second bowl, combine flour, ground oatmeal, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Add to wet mixture.
- Add chocolate chips and grated chocolate.
- Roll into one tablespoon balls and place two inches apart on cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until just lightly golden brown. Cool on cooling racks.
Layne Henderson says
April 1, 2019 at 7:36 amThese are the BEST cookies.. can’t wait to try them homemade!
Treena says
April 6, 2019 at 9:01 amSimple ingredients that make an awesome cookie!