Macadamia Cocoa Cookies Recipe

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"My mother made these soft and chewy chocolate cookies often," remembers Frances Gassen, a reader from Rotonda West, Florida. "They're quick and easy to assemble, and we gobble them up quickly, too!"

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Macadamia Cocoa Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 15 Servings

25 15 40

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2/3 cup macadamia nuts or pecans, chopped

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls.
Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until surface cracks. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 195 calories, 14 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 109 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Macadamia Cocoa Cookies in Quick Cooking May/June 2003, p43

About Macadamia Nuts

The macadamia nut tree originated in Queensland, Australia and was brought to Hawaii in 1882. Today, virtually all of the world's macadamias are grown on the Big Island. It takes about 7 years for a macadamia to bear fruit, making the nut an in-demand delicacy. It takes 300 pounds of pressure per square inch to crack the shell of the macadamia, making it one of the hardest of all nuts to crack open. Because of that, macadamia nuts are mostly sold shelled.