Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Cookin' with Laura: White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

I have yet to come across something that Laura Vitale has made that I haven't loved, and if I did I probably wouldn't write a post on it (or I would just warn you that I am not a fan)! So this week is no different! As I have said before, I only make cookie dough once every two weeks but I freeze half the dough so that we can have fresh baked cookies every week (if you are interested in how I freeze cookies, stay tuned for tomorrow's post were I will explain the process in detail)!

My husband practically started drooling when we watched Laura make these cookies, so I knew it was only a matter of time before I would be making them. The only implication with these delicious morsels of joy is that macadamia nuts are kind of expensive (at least they are in my area). I spent a little over $3 on about a half of a cup of them. I am going to look around at some different stores to see if there is a better deal (maybe if you buy in bulk?), and I will post an update if I find anything. If anyone knows where you can buy these cheaper, please share the love and leave a comment to this post. With that being said, these are soooooooo good, and as with most of Laura's recipes, really easy. So let's get to it, shall we?

As always, you can watch Laura make this recipe here.

Ingredients:

2 Sticks (1 cup) of Unsalted Butter
1 ½ cups of Sugar
½ cup of Brown Sugar
1 tsp of Vanilla
2 Eggs
2 ½ cups of Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
½ tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp of Salt
1 ½ cups of White Chocolate Chips
1 cup of Macadamia Nuts, chopped (I only used a half a cup, and they turned out great!)


Process:

1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2) In a large bowl cream together the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter, add the eggs and vanilla and whisk to combine.

3) Add the baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour, mix to combine.

4) Fold in macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips.

Again, I ate a decent amount of this! :)

5) Drop dough buy tablespoon full a couple inches apart on a non stick baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes and let cool completely on a wire rack before serving.



YUM!

Enjoy your day, and maybe some cookies?!

-M


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