The Real Neiman Marcus Cookie

I'm sure a lot of you have gotten that e-mail that has been going around about a lady you ate at Neiman Marcus and ask for the chocolate chip cookie recipe and she ended up being charged a lot of money for the recipe without even knowing. It's been going around for quite a few years now, My husband being the curious kind want to find out if it was really true or not so he checked it out on SNOPES. Turns out the story is NOT TRUE. The Neiman Marcus CCC recipe doesn't even have oatmeal in it. How do I know this? I got the REAL recipe right off their website. Thats right Neman Marcus is giving their CCC recipe out for FREE. I tried it, and LOVE it. One of the best, so here it is! One thing I do change, instead of coffee, I used hot chocolate. Enjoy!

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie
Yields about 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
½ cup (one stick) butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I use Milk Chocolate, but I think both would be great, mixed)
1 ½ teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder ( I used Hot Chocolate)

 
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 300°F.
Place the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in the work bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds, until the mixture is fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla for 30 seconds longer, until well combined.
In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to the mixer, while beating on slow speed. Beat for about 15 seconds, stir in the chocolate chips and espresso powder, and mix for 15 seconds longer.
Prepare a cookie sheet with about 2 tablespoons of shortening (or use a non-stick spray). Using a 1-ounce scoop, or using a 2 tablespoon measure, drop the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet in dollops about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into 2-inch circles; there should be room on the sheet of six or eight cookies at a time. Transfer to the oven in batches and bake for about 20 minutes or until the cookies are nicely browned around the edges. Bake for a little longer for crispier cookies.

Secret ingredient

Delicious

 

Sorry they don't look that great but they taste good.