Few days back, a friend visited us from India. She was here for some business meeting and in between, she took off some time to visit us. We met after a year, so you can imagine how much talking happened that day 🙂
She and I worked in the same department which involved frequent short travels. Most of the times, we had to travel alone but there were few trips where we got lucky and we were in the same project. During these fun trips together, she introduced me to some of the amazing dishes and interesting ingredients. I keep telling her even today that she is one of the main reasons why I started enjoying food!
As soon she confirmed her visit, the first thing that came in my mind was what to cook for her!
I had just one day with her and didn't want to spend the whole day in the kitchen. So, I made something simple. There was some pesto pasta, crispy baked tilapia and a savory crostata. Well, no picture or recipe for those yet.. may be someday when I make it again.
For dessert, I thought of cookies because I could make them in advance, she could pack and take some with her and who doesn't like cookies, right?
The very first time I ate macadamia nut cookies were from Subway Restaurant. Eventually, it became my favorite and now every-time we buy subs, we pick up a couple of those cookies. They are buttery, soft, a little chewy with crunchy bites in between.. yummmy!
I didn't chop the nuts too small, just in halves or quarters. And I used white and butterscotch chocolate chips, but you can use whatever you like. Or skip the chocolate chips and let the nuts be the hero of the cookies.
I am not much of a baker and baking cookies has always been a challenge for me. It doesn't come out perfect all the time and luck always plays a very important role. This time, thankfully, it was in my favor and cookies came out really nice.
I agree that the shape doesn't look too fancy but it definitely tasted amazing 🙂
recipe adapted from here
Chocolate Chips Macadamia Nuts Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened at room temperature)
- 1-½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 1 cup macadamia nuts
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup butterscotch chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the flour with salt and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, egg yolk, sugar and butter until they are mixed properly.
- Add vanilla extract and whisk again for a couple of minutes.
- Pour the flour mix into the egg mix and mix them properly.
- Add the macadamia nuts, white chocolate chips and butterscotch chocolate chips.
- Then, mix it to the cookie dough using a rubber spatula.
- Pre-heat the oven to 325 F and line a parchment paper on a baking sheet.
- Using a spoon, drop a ball of the dough in the baking sheet.
- Wet your hands and press the dough to flatten it a little.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are slight brown in color. When you touch in the middle, it should not be hard enough.
- Take out the sheet from the oven and let the cookie rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before you pick them up.
- Let it cool completely before you store them in a jar.
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Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Are you kidding me about perfectly shaped cookies? Homemade cookies as yummy looking as those, mustn't look perfect at all 😀
Priyanka
They are so yummy.....treat me 🙂
Reem | Simply Reem
Kankana, I can eat these cookies anytime of the day dear.
I am sure they taste divine but they do look perfect too....
Chewy cookies are my weakness.
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Enjoy!!!!
aipi
Those look ridiculously good n is super addictive I bet :)Elegant clicks!
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priya mahadevan
I eat with my eyes as I cannot eat with my mouth 🙂 I am happy you engaged the lesser evil sense! Trying to lose some lbs before my India trip dear and this certainly ain't helping - seeing such delicious cookies - sigh!
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cheers, priya
lipsy
m drooling over those cookies...perfect tea time snacks!!!
My Wandering Spoon
Cookies are amazing and photos so beautiful:)
https://mywanderingspoon.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/crepes-suzette-kids-friendly-recipe/
Rosa
Gorgeous cookies! I bet those are irresistible. What a divine combination.
Cheers,
Rosa
Shabs
I love macadamia nuts and those cookies look just perfect : D .
Kalyani
yuumy looking cookies ! first time here, and happy to follow you 🙂
Cheers
Kalyani
Prerna@IndianSimmer
These cookies had my (and some more of or friend's) names written on them until someone very conveniently forgot to bring them! Now I am more bitter after seeing how good they look. Not fair 🙂
LOVE the recipe and your gorgeous shots Kankana. Good work!
Umm Mymoonah
Love the bite of nuts in the cookies, yummy!
For coconut ladoos, yes you can use packaged grated coconut too 🙂
dudut @mytwistedrecipe
i will not pass on a chocolate chip cookie, not to mention macadamia! such a goodie!
nice entry, thanks for sharing!
Ally
All of the flavors in these cookies sound totally harmonious. Love!
xo
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globe-trotter
I will eat them vicariously through you, I really just want to dive in, mac cookies are one of my favorites, I can't remember the first time I had one .. oh wait, yes I can, by Pepperidge Farm (are they still around)? I love how all of us can remember our first bite into one of those fab cookies...
Kim Bee
Congrats on top 9!
Christine
Congrats on Foodbuzz top 9!
torviewtoronto and createwithmom
yummy looking fabulous cookies 🙂
Sanjeeta kk
Wow...now I know what would I be treated with when I visit you 🙂 Beautiful crispy cookies!
athena
Not sure what you mean, these cookies look awesome! Even though a lot of my baked goods come out not-so-pretty, I post anyway 😉 Love mac nuts in cookies... will have to try the butterscotch combo.