"12 Days of Cookies"Chewy Coconut-Macadamia Nut Cookies" Day 5

 

 Even Sugar,
 

the man from another world, who doesn't like many sweets, including chocolate, like I said, the weirdo from another planet, really liked today's cookie.

 

 Whip up a batch and see what the hoopla is all about!

 

 

 

Chewy Coconut-Macadamia Nut Cookies

 

 

Ingredients 

 



1 cup butter or margarine, softened                        

3/4 cup granulated sugar                        

3/4 cup packed brown sugar                        

1 teaspoon vanilla                        

2 eggs                        

2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour                        

1 teaspoon baking soda                        

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon                        

1/2 teaspoon salt                        

1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats                        

1/2 cup coconut                        

                           

1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts                        

Directions

• 1 Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until well blended. Stir in oats, coconut and nuts.
• 2 On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• 3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

*These cookies freeze well and thaw quickly. Seal the cookies in an airtight container, and freeze them for up to 2 weeks. Let the cookies stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

**Compliments of Betty Crocker.