White chocolate and macadamia biscuits

My weekly care parcels of baking that I send overseas to my boyfriend has had me scouring for new recipes, and as soon as I saw this recipe I knew I had to make these.  My boyfriend refers to these as ‘crack cookies’ as they are so addictive, and he’s right.  I guarantee you will find it difficult to stop at one.

Ingredients

250g butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups Plain Flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
180g white chocolate, roughly chopped

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugars and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Sift flour and baking powder over butter mixture. Add nuts and chocolate. Stir with a large metal spoon until well combined.
4. Drop heaped tablespoonfuls of mixture onto baking trays. Bake, 1 tray at a time, for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden and firm to the touch (not crisp). Repeat with remaining trays. Stand on trays for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

~ by delicieux on September 27, 2008.