Macadamia Chocolate Chip Cookies

Macadamia Chocolate Chip Cookies

You will need:

2 c flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 c butter or hard margarine softened at room temperature

3/4 c brown sugar

3/4 c white sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 c white chocolate chips

1/2 c macadamia nuts coarsely chopped

Instructions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter or margarine, sugars,and egg until the mixture is light.
2. Stir in the vanilla, then add the flour that has been mixed with the baking soda and salt. Add the chocolate chips and nuts and mix well.
   
3. If the mixture looks dry, add water, one tablespoon at a time until the batter is no longer crumbly.
   
4. Drop by tablespoons on an ungreased baking sheet about one inch apart. Bake at 375F for 8 minutes until lightly browned. Cool the cookies for a few minutes on the baking sheet and remove them to a rack to cool completely.