Melt-in-Your-Mouth Macadamia
Shortbread Cookies

This recipe makes deceptively light, notoriously rich shortbread cookies.

Yield: about 56 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 3/4 cups finely chopped Mauna Loa macadamia nuts
• 1/4 cup raw sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil two cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt together until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour and cake flour and beat until smooth.
4. In a shallow dish, stir together macadamia nuts and raw sugar.
5. Form dough into 1 inch balls and roll in macadamia nut mixture.
6. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets, and flatten slightly.
7. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
8. Cool on rack.

Attribution

The Mauna Loa Cooking Treasury by Leslie Mansfield. © Celestial Arts 1998