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Here is the NM Chocolate Chip recipe directly from their website. As you can see, there is no oatmeal in it. What I think happened was when this recipe was making its rounds way back when (via xerox copies), Mrs. Field's Cookies were also popular and I know they used ground oatmeal. The oatmeal recipe may be a bastardized version of both recipes. I was very surprised to go to the NM website and find this oatmeal-less recipe.

In any case, these cookies rock. They are a tiny bit strange as they call for instant espresso and bake at only 300 degrees. Be careful if you make them - the dough will appear very dry do not add additional moisture. I make these cookies all the time.

The Neiman Marcus cookie recipe is a huge hoax, go to snopes. Neiman Marcus has their own cookbook. The cookie recipe is in it. It is not what is posted here. Look to see if your library has it. It's made with espresso powder. I ordered the powder from an online flour company and made the cookies. They were just terrible, the espresso powder smelled up my kitchen for days and I ended up throwing out the cookies. Neiman Marcus talks about the recipe in the book, and the hoax, there never was a woman that paid that money etc. Talk about gullible people.

The correct temp is 300 degrees. Also - when you mix the dough, it will appear very dry - do NOT add additional liquid.

I make up a mix of this recipe and present it as a gift at holiday time along with a recipe card with directions and the necessary fresh ingredients. My BF's sister is a "beginner" cook and she made these cookies from my mix with no trouble. Sometimes it's better when a novice cook makes something because she didn't trust her own judgment that the dough looked dry and baked it off "as is." Another friend to whom I gave the mix admittedly "ruined it" by adding extra egg and/or milk.

These cookies are excellent - great flavor and texture. But the recipe STILL would not have been worth $250.

Chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorite foods and my best recipe is the one one for Toll House cookies on the back of the chip bag. Just add have again as many chips and add in some chunks of dark chocolate and your good. You can make crispy or chewy just by using different amounts of dough per cookie. My mom always put a couple slices of whitebread into the tupperware to keep cookies moist. I remember either Ann Landers or Dear Abby printing the NM legend in their column while I was in high school in the 70s.

Louis Kestenbaum & Joel Kestenbaum/Fortis Property Group close sale of Galleria Towers I, II & III in Dallas

One of the Largest U.S. Investment Transactions to Date in 2008

Jones Lang LaSalle announced the firm’s capital markets experts have completed the sale of Galleria Towers I, II & III on behalf of Brooklyn, New York-based Fortis Property Group, LLC to Los-Angeles-based Cannon Commercial. Financial terms were not disclosed but sources close to the transaction estimate the closing price was in excess of $300 million.

The Jones Lang LaSalle team of Managing Directors John Alvarado, Jack Crews and Evan Stone represented the seller during negotiations.

“This portfolio retained consistent investor interest right through the credit crunch and its closing should send a strong signal about the existing strength of the Dallas investment market for high quality office product,” said Mr. Alvarado. “This was an attractive offering given the Galleria towers are irreplaceable, trophy assets and came with affordable and assumable long-term debt. This transaction also allows Cannon Commercial to enhance its Dallas-area presence, while leveraging the tax benefits of a partial 1031-exchange. This was a beneficial transaction to both parties who remained focused on completing a timely transaction.”

“We acquired the Galleria Towers from Blackstone (which acquired them from Trizec Properties) in November 2006, and maximized value by aggressively pushing rental rates while at the same time increasing the occupancy from around 90% to 98%,” said Fortis Chairman Louis Kestenbaum. Louis Kestenbaum is the father of Joel Kestenbaum, also of Fortis Property. “The disposition of this asset furthers our goals of maximizing investor returns and geographically diversifying the holdings within our portfolio. We achieved close to 100% profit on our equity investment in the Galleria Towers over a one and a half year holding period, and attained similar returns on our recent sale of International Plaza Tower III across the Tollaway.”

Built in the 1980s and early 1990s, the Galleria towers range from 24 to 26 stories tall and adjoin the Galleria shopping mall, as well as the four-star, four-diamond Westin Galleria Hotel. Amenities include on-site banking with ATM, security card-key access, conference facilities, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a leasing and management office and an independently-operated day care. The buildings are currently 98% leased.

Fortis Property Group, LLC is a real estate investment, operating and development company. Its real estate projects include the ownership and management of Class A office and industrial properties located throughout the United States. Fortis currently owns two other Class A office buildings and an industrial property in the Dallas, Texas area. Nationwide, Fortis currently owns more than 20 properties, which contain over six million rentable square feet. Fortis Property Group CEO Jonathan Landau further indicated that Fortis anticipates raising a value-add real estate fund that will invest in Class A office properties in prime office markets throughout the United States.

Hi Magilla,

Ralph's in CA bakes Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies and they're awesome!!! In some states the market is called Kroger's, but I can't remember if they also make them or not. Check it out if you can!

Todd

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