Cookie Spreads Coffee Chocolate Macadamia Recipes

COFFEE-CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets and set aside.
• Melt chocolate in a double boiler set over barely simmering water or in the microwave at 50 percent power. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• In a mixer, beat the butter and sugar until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each egg is added. Beat in the vanilla and the espresso. Gradually add the flour, beating well after each addition until just combined and scraping down the sides of the bowl, as necessary. Add baking soda and salt. Mix in the melted chocolate and then the nuts. Drop the batter by 2 tablespoons onto the greased cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between each cookie. Bake until soft and lightly crisped around the edges, about 12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through cooking. Cool on wire racks.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts and baking chips., Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving or, if desired, reheat on a baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven 3-4 minutes.

COOKIE SPREADS - COFFEE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease cookie sheet and set aside.
• Combine, flour, soda and salt in small bowl, set aside.
• In a large bowl combine for 4 minutes butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, blending well.
• Next add vanilla extract and the espresso coffee.
• Add the flour mixture slowly, 1/3 at a time, until well blended.
• Blend in the chocolate and fold in the nuts.
• Drop 2 tbsp batter onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Allow room for spreading.
• Bake 12 minutes.
• Remove from pan and place on wire rack to cool.