Busters Recipes

Chunky White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Yield: 30 Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 tbsp. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 lg. egg
1 tsp. vanilla
9 oz. white chocolate with almonds coarsley chopped
1 cup macadamia nuts coarsely and chopped

Preparation:
Position two racks in top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat
to 375F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Sift together flour, baking
soda and salt. In large bowl, using a hand-held mixer set at medium
speed, cream butter with the sugars for 2 to 3 minutes, until light and
fluffy.
Beat in the egg and vanilla. Reduce speed and beat in the flour
mixture until just combined. Stir in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts.

Using 1 tbsp. dough, roll dough into a ball between the palms of
your hands. Place the ball on the cookie sheet, leaving 1 inch between
the cookies. Repeat for each cookie. With moistened palm, slightly
flatten the cookies. Bake 9-12 minutes, until lightly golden. Transfer the
cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.