Cookie Recipe for Macadamia Nut White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Macadamia Nut White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This cookies is both crisp and chewy and it is filled with
macadamia nuts and chunks of white chocolate!

Yield: 2 dozen cookies	< < Back to Cookie Recipe Index
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 1 egg • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder	• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 2 - 3 ounce bars white chocolate, cut into 1/2 inch pieces. • 1 - 3.5 ounce jar (3/4 cup) salted macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixer bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). By hand, stir in white chocolate and macadamia nuts.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.