Neiman Marcus Fishing Cookies

I know, it seems like an oxymoron...

Neiman Marcus and fishing are not typically words in the same sentence.

But believe me when I say, it is a magical combination!

Legend has it that a woman asked for the infamously delicious Neiman Marcus Cookie recipe and was charged $250 for it when she received her credit card bill.

I was given a copy years ago under the guise that it was the top secret, pricy recipe.

I have been making it for years, 

not only because it makes incredible oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, 

but also because it yields a boatload of them!

Flash forward to this summer.

My husband and son have become addicted to salmon fishing 

and have had quite a few adventures at sea on a local charter boat.  

It is customary on said boat, to bring a big "school" of cookies,

 for the crew and fisherman to enjoy....

and so the Neiman Marcus Fishing Cookies were spawned!

Of course after a long day of reeling them in, 

you're going to be hungry, right?

and you need a high end cookie to go with that million dollar view.

Even when not fishing, we've fallen for them hook, line and sinker...

You have to catch some!

Our Version of the $250 Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Makes over 100 cookies!!

2 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
3 c. blended oatmeal (measure and blend to a fine powder in a blender)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
24 oz. chocolate chips
1 (8 oz.) grated Hershey Dark Chocolate Bar

Cream butter and both sugars, add eggs and vanilla. Mix together the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add chips and grated Hershey bar. Roll into balls and place 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 10 minutes... take out of oven slightly before they look "done" for chewier cookies. Leave on cookie sheet a minute then transfer to cooling rack.

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