2 c All-purpose flour -sugar
3/4 ts Baking soda 2 tb Granulated sugar
1/2 ts Baking powder 1 lg Egg
1/8 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
8 tb (1 stick) unsalted butter, 8 oz White chocolate chips (or
-slightly softened 8 oz Imported white chocolate,
1/2 c Solid vegetable shortening -chopped)
3/4 c Firmly packed light brown 7 oz Salted whole macadamia nuts
In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and
salt; set aside.
In a large bowl beat together butter and shortening; add sugars and
beat until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients.
Add white chocolate and macadamia nuts and stir until evenly
distributed throughout.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets,
spacing them 2 1/2 inches apart. Flatten tops of cookies slightly.
Bake in center of preheated 375’F oven 8 to 9 minutes, or until
lightly golden. Be very careful not to overbake. Remove from oven and
let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Using a spatula. transfer cookies to wire
racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container 1 week or
freeze up to 1 month. Recipe makes about 3 dozen 2 1/4-inch cookies.
House Beautiful Holidays 1993 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary
Yields
3 dozen