Chocolate Bliss Macadamia Cookies

Yield: about 3 dozen or 36 servings, one cookie each

Ingredients

• 1 package (8 squares) Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon Calumet Baking Powder
• 2 cups chopped Planters Macadamias
• 1 package (6 squares) Baker's Premium White Baking Chocolate, chopped

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Microwave semi-sweet chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH for 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
3. Add sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract; stir until well blended.
4. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in nuts and white chocolate.
5. Drop rounded tablespoonsful of dough, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking heets.
6. Bake for 12 to 13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and shiny.
7. Cool for 1 minute; remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely.
8. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Notes

If omitting nuts, increase flour to 3/4 cup to prevent the cookies from spreading excessively during baking. Substitute 1 cup dried cranberries for 1 cup of the macadamias.

Great Substitute: Prepare as directed, using toasted Planters Slivered Almonds.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 150 Total fat 11g Saturated fat 3.5g Cholesterol 15mg Sodium 40mg Carbohydrate 13g Dietary fiber 1g Sugars 10g Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0% DV Vitamin C 0% DV Calcium 2% DV Iron 4% DV

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Kraft Heinz Company