Great American Cookie Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes, finely minced
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces solid chocolate, cut into chunks
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar on high speed. add coconut, egg, milk and vanilla. mix well.
• 3 in another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and combine until dough forms.
• 4 mix in the chocolate and nuts.
• 5 measure out about 2 1/2 tablespoons dough and form a ball. drop each ball of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. bake for 12-14 minutes.
• 6 do not over bake. cookies should come out of the oven appearing slightly browned, yet under cooked. when cooled, the cookies will be soft and chewy like the original.