CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES
“Our next door neighbor up at the cabin, Cove (perfect name for living on a lake, eh?), has a favorite type of cookie, Macadamia Nut. Unfortunately, our oldest son Jacob is allergic to tree nuts (Does a Macadamia grow on trees? I know they grow in Hawaii. Oh, the things I could answer, if I just bothered to look it up on Wikipedia.), so I hardly ever bake cookies containing nuts. The great news is that this chocolatey take on Macadamia Nut Cookies can be made just fine with or without nuts. So don’t hold back, enjoy ‘em the way you like ‘em, because they are perfect for sharing with your neighbor (a big glass of ice cold milk is optional).
Plus, these cookies come out moist, rich, and brownie-like. A yummy break, as you close your eyes and imagine sitting on the beaches of our 50th State (optionally accompanied by your next door neighbor).”
½ cup Butter
¼ cup Sugar
2/3 cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1¼ cups Flour
1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
½ teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
¾ cup White Chocolate Chips
1 cup Chopped Macadamia Nuts (can be omitted, if you would like a nut free cookie)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar.
Mix in the egg and vanilla extract.
Mix in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Stir in the semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and macadamia nuts.
Drop Tablespoon sized balls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, before transferring them to cooling racks.
Makes about 36 cookies.
Revised Source: “Double Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies” recipe, as found on www.crazyforcrust.com.