Death by White Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 package (8 squares) semi-sweet baking chocolate
• 3/4 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour*
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 squares premium white baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups chopped macadamia nuts or slivered almonds

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Melt semi-sweet chocolate in double boiler (or microwave for 2 minutes).
3. Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
4. Stir in sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract with a wooden spoon until well blended.
5. Stir in flour and baking powder.
6. Stir in white chocolate and nuts.
7. Drop mixture by scant 1/4 cupsful onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake for about 13 minutes, until they are "puffed" and feel set.
9. Cool for 1 minute then remove from cookie sheet.
10. Cool completely.

Notes

* If not using nuts, increase the flour to 3/4 cup.