Gigantic Macadamia Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
• 3/4 cup butter flavor shortening, melted and cooled slightly
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 ounces chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, beat both sugars and egg on high speed of electric mixer until light. reduce mixer speed to low and mix in extracts, melted shortening and corn syrup.
• 2 in a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda.
• 3 by hand, stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until thoroughly combined. stir in chocolate and macadamia nuts.
• 4 using a 1/4 cup measure, scoop dough onto a dish to form neat mounds. place dish with dough scoops in refrigerator and chill thoroughly for at least 3 hours. to hasten the process, you may chill dough in freezer for 1 hour.
• 5 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
• 6 bake for 19-21 minutes or until cookies are set. let cool on cookie sheet.
• 7 note: if cookies are browning quickly, lay a sheet of foil over them after the first 15 minutes of baking.