Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe

What a heavenly combination in this Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe. Macadamia nuts and white chocolate! I've seen this exact combination for sale in upscale bakeries for a really upscale price.

"Now you can make your own Macadamia nut cookies."

Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe

1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar (packed)
1/2 c. butter (softened)
1 egg
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. Salt
4 to 6 oz. can Macadamia nuts, chopped
1 (12 oz.) bag white chocolate vanilla chips

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Mix the sugar, brown sugar, butter, shortening, egg, and vanilla, until creamy. Thoroughly mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry and mix. Stir in the Macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips.

Drop the dough by teaspoon on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until light brown.

Do not overcook. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet to a cooling rack where they will cool completely.

This macadamia nut cookie recipe makes about 3 dozen.

Almost all of the macadamia nuts sold in the U.S. are grown in Hawaii but macadamias are not native to that state.

They grow well in Hawaii but they're actually from Australia. There, they are also known as Queensland nut or Australian nut.

They're hard to crack open and tricky to roast, so they're almost always sold shelled and roasted in vacuum-pack containers.

After you open these containers, you should store any unused nuts in the freezer or refrigerator, since they're high in fat and therefore prone to rancidity

Buy some macadamia nuts and some white chocolate and give this macadamia nut cookie recipe a try.

You Might Need:

• Kitchen Supply Aluminum Half Size Sheet Pan 18-inch by 13-inch

• Calphalon 12-by-17-Inch Rectangular Nonstick Cooling Rack

• Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat

• Oxo Good Grips Cookie Scoop