Macadamia Nut/ Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 37 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 macadamia halves
• 1/4 unsweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar. beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. mix in oats. cover, and chill dough for about one hour.
• 2 mix in chips and nuts.
• 3 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease cookie sheets. roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.
• 4 bake for 5 to 7 minutes in preheated oven. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 5 store them in brown bag for up to 3 days to stay chewy.