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Macadamia Cookie

*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 and 1/3 cups White Chocolate Chips

*1 and 1/2 cups Macadamia Nuts, chopped or (Maura Loa 6 ounce dry roasted macadamia baking pieces)

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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 the white chocolate chips, 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

Enjoy!

Lindy

Strawberry Rice Cereal Treats

*1 (16 ounce) bag Miniature Marshmallows, Freshest you kind find

*4 tablespoons Butter

*1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

*.08 ounces Freeze Dried Strawberries, like Sunkist fruit chips, chopped (save some for topping)

*1 cup mini Marshmallows, optional

*1/2 baking sheet

*Parchment Paper

*Cooking Spray, optional for easy removal

In large Sauce Pan on medium-low heat melt the butter and then add the marshmallows. Melt until almost all the marshmallows are melted. Then remove from heat and add the vanilla, stir in and add the cereal mix just until combined, stir in extra 1 cup unmelted marshmallows.

Scoop out cereal mixture onto a parchment covered 1/2 baking sheet and press into a rectangle, (add dried strawberries to the top randomly) cut into about 2 inch squares or cut as desired.

Note: We made these for our Fondue Party and dipped them in melted in Ghiridelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers