Who doesn’t like cookies—and spending exorbitant amounts of money on them? Okay, maybe the latter isn’t quite as popular as the former. Still, who would pass up the chance to take a bite out of the world’s most expensive cookies?

There’s a story, likely apocryphal, that’s been passed around the internet for over a decade now that involves some rather expensive cookies. A woman and her daughter are dining at a Neiman-Marcus café and decide to try the cookies for a light dessert. Impressed with the cookies, the woman asks for the recipe. The waitress replies that she can sell the recipe for a mere “two-fifty.” The woman happily agrees.

Later, the woman finds she’s been charged no $2.50 but $250. Despite the misunderstanding, Neiman-Marcus refuses to offer a refund. Full of righteous indignation, the woman decides to share the recipe with as many people as possible. As such, the story is usually accompanied by a recipe for the fabled Neiman-Marcus cookies.

As far as I’ve seen, no two tellings involve the same recipe for these “most expensive” cookies.

Amusing stories aside, we couldn’t end this entry without some factual information about the most expensive cookies in the world. In 2007, a rare William Crawford and Sons cookie tin from the 1920s was sold at a London auction. The tin, originally sold for just over $150, was auctioned off for $32,000. The tin was remarkable for two features—its shape, a toy car with electric lights, and the fact that it still contains its original contents.

So—who would pass up the chance to take a bite out of the world’s most expensive cookies? I think I would.

Your choice of wallet is a personal choice. Men’s wallets tend to emphasize function over form while women’s wallets tend to be aesthetically pleasing. Luckily, both are represented among the most expensive luxury wallets.

Balenciaga two-tone long wallet – $645

Balenciaga touts the “soft vintage crafted black leather” and silk fabric used to create this pricey wallet. Beyond that, it also includes palladium plated hardware featuring the Balenciaga logo and a total of eight credit card slots and four bill pockets. The Balenciaga logo can also be seen embossed on the inside of the wallet.

Renna USA Zip Around Wallet – $675

This leather wallet features a bifold design with eleven card-sized compartments, three larger compartments, a clear ID window and a checkbook and pen holder. At 4.5” by 8.5”, it’s a little too large to fit in your back pocket. It can be purchased in either black or cognac red.

When Lego began producing their plastic bricks in 1949, they could scarcely have imagined the phenomenon the toy would become. With different lines of Lego parts, a video game franchise and four Legoland amusement parks, Lego is one of the world’s most recognized toy brands.

The most expensive Lego set ever sold is actually a Lego statue sold by FAO Schwartz. The statue is a six foot, 500 lb Batman made almost entirely of Lego bricks. The statue is shipped in three pieces, for ease of construction, rather than in individual Lego bricks. It also features a heavy fabric cape.

The most expensive Lego set in the world sold for $27,000.

A collection of Japanese swords

Technically, a katana is any Japanese sword with a single edge. In practice, however, the word is almost exclusively used to describe the long, slightly curved sword used by samurai from the Muromachi period onward. Katanas are surrounded with mythic resonance and some few swordsmiths, such as Muramasa and Masamune, have become more famous than the warriors who wielded their creations.

The most expensive katana ever sold at auction was part of the collection of Dr. Walter Ames Compton, a physician who started collecting in the early 1930s. In 1992, two years after his death, the Compton collection of 1,100 Japanese swords was sold at a Christie’s auction in New York. The auction grossed $8 million in just its first day.

The most expensive katana of the day was a 13th century Kamakura blade that sold for $418,000 to an anonymous European collector. While the most valuable katanas are likely museum pieces and utterly priceless, we can still call this one the most expensive katana in the world.

Rolex, according to BusinessWeek, is one of the world’s 100 most valuable brands. The Swiss company’s timepieces are almost synonymous with wealth and status, but Rolex is curiously absent from the list of the world’s top ten most expensive watches. That’s why we’ve decided to let you know about the most expensive Rolex watches in [...]

Chicken is often one of the cheaper meats at the grocery store, but you can still pay a premium price for the poultry if you try hard enough. Bresse chickens, from their namesake area in France, are valued for their gamey flavor and tender flesh while Silkie chickens are valued as show chickens for their [...]

Awhile back, we put together an inflation-adjusted list of the Most Expensive Movies Ever Made. Of course, it’s hard to call a $100 million film the most expensive movie ever made when movies regularly exceed twice as much nowadays. So, without further ado (or inflation adjustment), we present the top five most expensive movies ever [...]

Things have been a little quiet on the Dubai front lately, but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up on expensive creations. The recently completed Dubai Fountain, for instance, is the most expensive fountain in the world.
The construction of the fountain by WET Design, the same company that designed the only slightly less impressive Fountains of [...]

The holidays are coming up and the UK’s Hallmark Jewelers are ringing in the season with the most expensive Christmas ornament in the world.
Adorned with 500 diamonds—three of them one carat apiece—arranged along a snowflake pattern and orbited by 188 rubies, The World’s Most Valuable Christmas Bauble, as they call it, is a truly [...]

The subtitle on the website of Robin Antar’s Antar Studios inc. proclaims her work as “Realism in Stone.” Antar’s work consists mostly of mundane objects such as denim jackets, potato chip bags, tubes of toothpaste and even M&Ms bags rendered in stone. While you can’t drink from it, Antar’s “Soda Can” is likely the most [...]

If you’ve come into your fortune but don’t know how to spend it, then you’ve come to the right place. After all, you don’t want to be the guy who owns a mansion but barely has any furniture, do you? Of course you don’t. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of some of the most [...]

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Nello’s Restaurant
Manhattan’s Nello’s restaurant on the Upper East Side may have hosted the most expensive lunch in the world as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and nine other guests dined in for $52,000.
According to TMZ, the bill for the ten patrons came to $47,221. That includes three bottles of La Tache, two bottles of [...]

Yesterday and Today with the “butcher cover”
Yesterday and Today was the Beatles’ twelfth US release, a collection of tracks from LPs and singles that hadn’t been released in the US. While the band didn’t appreciate the mishmash approach Capitol Records took with the album, they were able to exert some creative control over the cover—at [...]

Whether to wear briefs, boxers or boxer briefs is an important decision in a man’s life. Luckily for those of us who wear boxers, there are some high end boxer shorts available. These may not be the most expensive boxers in the world, but we’ve put together a list of the most expensive luxury boxers [...]

The Jacht was originally a lightweight Dutch naval vessel used to pursue pirates in shallow waters. When King Charles II chose to sail in one on his return to England in what would later be known as the English Restoration, the Jacht became a symbol of important and, eventually, wealth and luxury. Today, that tradition [...]

Even before the Gregorian Calendar’s year 1, the Romans used vexilloids—flag-like objects—to represent their empire. Nowadays, every nation has its own proper flag. Sometimes a particular flag will gain monetary value from its presence at a particular event. What is the most expensive flag in the world?
Recently, a Union Jack—Britain’s flag—was sold for a record-breaking [...]

Few things could come closer to that clichéd fantasy of young girls, to be married to a dashing prince in an extravagant wedding, than the nuptials of celebrities and billionaires. These weddings can be events that draw thousands of guests, feature lavish decorations and include performances by superstar musicians.
The wedding of Vanisha Mittal, daughter of [...]

From the pyramids of the Egyptian Pharaohs to the costly funerals of the modern day elite, one truth is made quite clear—first impressions may be important, but final impressions last longer. That’s why Michael Jackson was buried in one of the most expensive coffins in the world.
Inspired by James Brown’s 2007 funeral, the late King [...]

Shoes come in nearly as many shapes and sizes as people do, so we’ve made sure to cover a few different varieties of the most expensive shoes in the world. Below, you’ll find the most expensive flip flops, sneakers and men’s and women’s shoes.
PechePlatinum crocodile flip flops – $400

The most expensive flip flops in the [...]

Even if you’re not a wine drinker and don’t recognize the name “Chambord,” you’re certain to recognize their distinctive round bottle. Chambord Liqueur Royale de France is a black raspberry liqueur that comes in a bottle styled after the globus cruciger—a medieval symbol of Christian authority featuring the cross atop a globe. Now Chambord and [...]

Pikachu Illustrator
The Pokémon craze may have died down somewhat, but Nintendo’s media franchise still has a devoted fan base. While originally released as a pair of Game Boy games, Pokémon’s popularity led to a cartoon series, several feature length films and, of course, a collectible card game.

Charizard
The most expensive Pokémon card in the world [...]

Extremely expensive sports utility vehicles are nothing new. Porsche and Hummer currently produce some of the world’s most expensive SUVs. An infatuation with high-priced gas-guzzlers has produced a market of jaw dropping SUVs that are sure to impress even the toughest critics.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo S – $112-150,000

This 520 horsepower beast is capable of handling even [...]

Rifles—firearms with helical grooves carved into the barrel to impart greater range and accuracy—have been in military use since the Seven Years War in Europe. While originally used only by sharpshooters and hunters, today’s rifles are the standard arms of the modern infantryman. Of course, none of them get to carry the most expensive rifle [...]

There are two main varieties of baby transport—the stroller and the baby carriage. Baby carriages, or prams, have the baby lying down while facing the pusher. Strollers, on the other hand, keep the baby seated and facing away from the pusher. With that in mind, we present the top examples of either method of baby [...]

Clive Christian No. 1 isn’t just the most expensive perfume—it’s also the most expensive cologne in the world.
Clive Christian No. 1 for Men features top notes of bergamot, lime, Sicilian mandarin and cardamon; a heart of Lily of the Valley, rose, jasmine and ylang ylang; and a base of cedarwood, sandalwood, vetyver and ambery woods. [...]