Neiman Marcus’ (Once Secret) Cookies (one of several versions)
Ingredients:
1 cup butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2½ cups oatmeal (1 cup whirled in a blender or food processor)
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
12 ounces milk chocolate chips
1 8-ounce bittersweet chocolate bar, grated
1½ cups pecans
Recipe directions:
Preheat the oven to 375. With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugars. Add the eggs one at a time. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together, and stir in the chocolate and pecans. Drop golf-ball sized scoops onto cookie sheets, and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, until lightly browned but soft in the middle.