Macadamia Cocoa Cookies

Name: Macadamia Cocoa Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
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

"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!"

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.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 195 calories, 14g fat (6g saturated fat), 25mg cholesterol, 109mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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

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testuser1214

Nov 7, 2013

This is very tasty and easy to make.
Vicky Winters

May 8, 2011

It tastes good but there is too much butter in the cookies, they taste greasy.

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