Macadamia Nut Madness

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup roasted salted macadamia nut, halves (do not use unsalted macadamia nuts)
• 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate, chunks
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon whipping cream
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°.
• 2 combine butter, brown sugar and confectioners' sugar in bowl of electric mixer; beat at high speed until light and creamy stir together flour, baking powder and salt; add the flour mixture by the quarter cup, beating after each addition; remove bowl from the mixer; stir in nuts and chocolate chunks by hand.
• 3 scoop batter out by heaping tablespoons and arrange 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet; press down to flatten to an even 1/2-inch thickness.
• 4 bake for 20 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown; remove to wire rack to cool completely then place a sheet of waxed paper under the rack.
• 5 prepare chocolate glaze by combining chocolate, butter, cream and salt in a small, heavy-bottomed pot; place over very low heat and stir constantly until the chocolate melts; remove from heat.
• 6 if chocolate firms up before use, briefly place over low heat.
• 7 dip a fork into the glaze and generously drizzle over the cookies; let stand at room temperature until set, about 1 hour.