neiman marcus cookies.

a few years ago, i tried some homemade neiman marcus cookies. i've been wanting to bake them ever since. my baking adventure today involved these cookies. i must admit, i make a mean chocolate chip cookie. therefore, i am always a little skeptical of a different chocolate chip cookie recipe. i decided to be bold and experiment with the nm recipe. these cookies turned out b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l and taste great as well. i did some slight tweaking of the recipe, but next time i will do a bit more. i also altered the baking time, but the cookies turned out a bit crispier than i prefer. the original recipe is below.

NM CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE

Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1 cup light brown sugar 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds) 2. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds. 3. In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips. 4. Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie.

the dough just before baking.

if you like softer cookies, i would suggest baking the cookies for 12 minutes. i baked them for only 15 minutes and the cookies came out quite crispy. as a general rule of thumb, i always add a little more salt to my cookies.

a warm cookie + a cold cup of milk = perfection.