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| Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie |
Since I was little I have loved baking cookies. I remember being 7 years old and trying to make Toll House Cookies from the back of the bag. I remember putting ALL the ingredients into the bowl not realizing you had to follow directions! I know my mother had to help me with that one but I kept at it and got really good. There is something about measuring ingredients, following a recipe, and putting it in the oven that seems magical to me, not to mention the benefits afterward!
Which brings me to this recipe. I got my first chain email years ago about the Neiman Marcus Cookie. This has become an urban legend. The condensed version of the story goes something like this: a mother and daughter went to eat lunch in Neiman Marcus. After raving about the cookie, she asked for the recipe and after offering to pay $2.50 she gets it. Only its $250 and she's mad. Her revenge was to give the recipe to everyone she knows asking them to give it to their friends and so on. This is not that recipe, although I will make that recipe soon I promise. I still have my copy of the email!
These cookies are the official Neiman Marcus Cookie recipe, right off their website.
They are delicous. I love the addition of esspresso powder and lots of vanilla. The dough texture is very thick so you have to press down each cookie before baking. As you know by now I do not use parchment and in this recipe I did not use my Silpat either. They turned out perfect without it, came right off the pan. Honestly, with 2 sticks of butter what doesn't? They have a more complex flavor than most CCC's and are a little crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. With good "chip exposure". That is one of my tasters definition of a good Chocolate Chip Cookie. Everyone raved about them so this recipe goes to the top of my Chocolate Chip Cookie file. Try them, you'll love them!
