The church biscuit: 66. Neiman Marcus cookies

Neiman Marcus Cookie (from 500 Cookies by Philippa Vanstone ( Apple Press 2005)

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)

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

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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8 Comments

  1. Posted October 16, 2015 at 6:35 pm | Permalink

    I’m rather taken with the biscuit hunting bears myself! What a cheerful sight..

    • Mary Addison
      Posted October 17, 2015 at 10:01 pm | Permalink

      Glad you enjoyed the biscuit hunting bears, Rachel.

  2. Posted October 16, 2015 at 7:26 pm | Permalink

    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.

    • Mary Addison
      Posted October 17, 2015 at 10:11 pm | Permalink

      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?

  3. Dixie Lee
    Posted October 19, 2015 at 12:38 pm | Permalink

    1 and 1/2 whats of instant coffee – tsp?

    GA = Georgia

    Neiman Marcus’ nickname is “Needless Markups.” A very snooty place to shop….

    • Mary Addison
      Posted October 19, 2015 at 2:32 pm | Permalink

      You’re right, tsp/teaspoons. Thank you for editing my recipe, Dixie. Geographical information also appreciated.

  4. Posted November 5, 2015 at 10:02 am | Permalink

    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

    • Mary Addison
      Posted November 5, 2015 at 10:15 am | Permalink

      Yes, it’s a pity the bear fabric doesn’t come by the yard. Best of luck with your fabric hunt, Penny.

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