Neiman Marcus Cookie (from 500 Cookies by Philippa Vanstone ( Apple Press 2005)
Nieman Marcus cookies
(from 500 cookies by Philippa Vanstone; Apple Press, 2005)
Ingredients
115 g unsalted butter
200 g light brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
200 g SR flour
1/4 tsp salt (optional; I don’t add any)
1 & 1/2 tsp instant coffee
225 g plain chocolate chips
Neiman Marcus Cookie (from 500 Cookies by Philippa Vanstone ( Apple Press 2005)
Preheat oven to 190ºC/170ºC fan oven/375ºF.Gas Mark 5
Beat the butter and sugar together then add the egg and vanilla extract.
Sift together the dry flour and instant coffee (& salt if required) and stir this into the butter/sugar mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Roll into balls, place on non-stick baking tray, about 5cm apart. (If you’re not sure about the non-stick quality of your baking tray, line it with grease proof paper). Flatten the biscuits slightly, either using your hand or the bottom of a lightly floured drinking glass.
Bake for 8-10 minutes; cool on tray for 5 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to complete the cooling.
This amount of mixture makes about 48 biscuits which I cook on two trays in two batches. These keep in an air tight tin for 4-5 days.
This recipe is very simple and produces a really good biscuit from ingredients easily found in the cupboard. (Because I make biscuits every week, I always make sure I have chocolate chips in store as all my biscuit testers seem extra happy to discover biscuits with chocolate in them – or over them.
Neiman Marcus Cookie (from 500 Cookies by Philippa Vanstone ( Apple Press 2005) on Anthropologie tea towel
If you want to be bored by a rather stale tall tale about Nieman Marcus and the $250 cookie recipe, feel free to do an internet search for yourself. I seem to lack the energy in my fingers to attempt an even vaguely amusing version here. I find the visual image of bears hunting biscuits much more entertaining.
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I’m rather taken with the biscuit hunting bears myself! What a cheerful sight..
Glad you enjoyed the biscuit hunting bears, Rachel.
Ah the Neiman Marcus cookies! This department is just down the road from where I work in Atlanta, GA-has been THE place to shop since the 60s.
Goodness me, Lydia, I’ve only just realised you live in the US!
Have you sampled Neiman Marcus cookies?
And what does GA stand for?
I wonder what the equivalent store would be in the UK. We don’t have a lot of luxury goods department stores. Perhaps the nearest would be Harvey Nichols which has 5 or 6 shops around the UK.
What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever bought from the store?
1 and 1/2 whats of instant coffee – tsp?
GA = Georgia
Neiman Marcus’ nickname is “Needless Markups.” A very snooty place to shop….
You’re right, tsp/teaspoons. Thank you for editing my recipe, Dixie. Geographical information also appreciated.
These look very delicious! Enjoyed reading the correspondance about Neiman Marcus. I particularly like the hunting bears. I am on an intermittent hunt for beautiful brown bear fabric for a sewing project, and this is close to my imaginings. Shame it’s teatowel sized! X
Yes, it’s a pity the bear fabric doesn’t come by the yard. Best of luck with your fabric hunt, Penny.