Macadamia-coconut Meltaways

Total Time: 1 hr 16 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup macadamia nuts
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 pulse macadamias and 1/4 c sugar in the food processor until the nuts are chopped fine.
• 2 add coconut; continue to pulse until all ingredients are finely ground.
• 3 mix softened butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl on medium speed until creamy. add the nut mixture and remaining 3/4 c sugar and mix.
• 4 add flour and mix until a soft dough forms.
• 5 refrigerate dough for one hour.
• 6 heat oven to 325 f
• 7 with lightly floured hands, shape dough into balls (about the size of a teaspoon).
• 8 place 1" apart on a baking sheet.
• 9 bake 16 minutes or until the tops of the cookies are dry and set and the bottoms light brown.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 dust tops of cookies with powdered sugar.
• 12 serve.