Pineapple Macadamia Nut Cookies
*1/2 cup Butter, room temperature
*1/2 cup Brown Sugar
*1/2 cup granulated Sugar
*1 Egg, room temperature
*1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
*1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
*2 cups All-purpose Flour, sifted
*1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
*1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
*1 cup White Chocolate Chips
*1/4 cup Dried Coconut Chunks, chopped
*1/4 cup Dried Pineapple Chunks, chopped
*1 and 1/2 cups Macadamia Nuts, chopped
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In a stand mixer with paddle attachment on medium low speed or by hand, cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
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Add to the creamed mixture the egg, vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix just until combined.
In a mixing bowl sift the dry ingredients: Flour, baking soda and salt.
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Slowly add the dry mixture into the wet mixture just until combined. Remove from mixer and add: White chocolate chips, coconut, pineapple, macadamia nuts and stir them in to cookie dough.
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Refrigerate cookie dough for 2 hours and scoop cookies onto a Silpat covered 1/2 baking sheet.
Bake the cookies in a pre-heated 375* F. oven for 8-10 minutes or edges barely turn golden brown.
Makes around 34 cookies, using 2 tablespoon Cookie Scoop
Note: In the below picture is a bottle of Butter Rum Flavoring which is not in this recipe!
Enjoy!
Lindy
