This story has been floating around the internet as a chain letter and has unfortunately worked it's way
into my hands.  I'm pretty sick of hearing about it so I decided to enhance the story.  The first half I copied verbatim.  The conclusion was improved and may soon
include an animated (or real life) re-enactment of what might have happened.)
<a href="http://www.wester.net/Neiman-Marcus.html">Click here</a> to see the original story.<p>

My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
Dallas & decided to have a small dessert.  Because our family are
such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". It was so
excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe and they said
with a small frown, "I'm afraid not."  Well, I said, would you let me
buy the recipe? With a cute smile, she said, "Yes."  I asked how much,
and she responded, "Two fifty." I said with approval, just add it to
my tab.
<p> Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus
and it was $285.00.  I looked again and I remembered I had only spent
$9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a scarf.  As I glanced at the
bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - $250.00."  Boy, was I
upset!! I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them the waitress
said it was "two fifty," and I did not realize she meant $250.00 for a
cookie recipe.
<p>I asked them to take back the recipe and reduce my bill and they
 said they were sorry, but because all the recipes were this expensive
so not just everyone could duplicate any of our bakery recipes....the bill
would stand.
<p>I waited, thinking of how I could get even or even try and get any of
my money back.
<p>I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00 and now I'm going
to rip your nuts off.  So I had a plan.  Seven of my goon friends and I waited for
the unsuspecting waiter to get off his shift one night.  As he exited his job we captured him
and proceeded to shove a cookie press filled with this delicious recipe up his butt.  Revenge is sweet, cookies are sweet, getting cookie dough shoved up your ass sucks.
<p>
 (Recipe may be halved.):
<pre>
       2  cups butter,                     4  cups flower,
       2  tsp. soda,                       2  cups sugar,
       5  cups blended oatmeal**,         24 oz. chocolate chips,
       2  cups brown sugar,                1  tsp. salt,
       1  8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated),      4  eggs,
       2  tsp. baking powder,              3 cups chopped nuts (your choice),
       2  tsp. vanilla

           ** measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
</pre>
  Cream the butter and both sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla;
  mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder,
  and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts.  Roll
  into  balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
  Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.  Makes 112 cookies.
  Have fun!!!  This is not a joke --- this is a true story..