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 plus 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 baking 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 baking sheets, and flatten slightly.
7. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
8. Cool on rack.

Attribution

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