Chewy Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies Food

COCONUT MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract together until combined. Pour into dry ingredients and mix everything together until completely combined. Fold in the macadamia nuts and coconut. (You can use a mixer for this step if needed.)
• Cover and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and up to 4 days. If chilling for longer than 2 hours, allow to sit at room temperature for at least 20-30 minutes before rolling and baking because the dough will be quite hard.
• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
• Roll cookie dough into balls, about 1.5 Tablespoons of dough per cookie, and arrange 3 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 12-13 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides. The centers will look soft.
• Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Melt the chopped white chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave in 15-second increments, stopping and stirring after each until completely smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Allow chocolate to set completely, about 30 minutes.

CHEWY COCONUT-MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until well blended. Stir in oats, coconut and nuts.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

COCONUT MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• Combine flour and the next 6 ingredients (flour through baking soda).
• Combine butter, water, and honey, stirring well to combine.
• Add butter mixture to flour mixture, stirring until well-blended.
• Drop by level tablespoons 2" apart onto baking sheets coated with Pam.
• Bake at 325 for 10 minutes or until almost set.
• Cool on pan 2-3 minutes or until firm.
• Remove cookies from pan, and cool on wire racks.
• Makes 2-1/2 dozen.

CHEWY COCONUT-MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375. In large bowl, combine butter, sugar and brown sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat until smooth.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
• Add oats, coconut and nuts; blend well.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets.

CHEWY COCONUT MACADAMIA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. and butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
• Make shortbread layer:
• In a food processor pulse shortbread ingredients until mixture just forms a dough. Pat dough evenly onto bottom of pan and bake 20 minutes, or until pale golden.
• Make topping while shortbread is baking:
• In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat and remove pan from heat. Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved and whisk in coconut cream, heavy cream, and lemon juice until combined well. Stir in flaked coconut and nuts.
• Pour topping over shortbread. Reduce temperature to 325° F. and bake confection until top is golden and center is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool confection completely in pan on a rack and cut into bars. Bars may be made ahead and kept, wrapped well, chilled 4 days or frozen 3 weeks. Serve bars chilled or at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK MACADAMIA COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, soda, and salt; set aside.
• Cream together butter and sugars until smooth.
• Add the eggs and mix well.
• Add the chocolate, milk and vanilla and mix well.
• Add the dry ingredients and beat well.
• Stir in chocolate chunks, nuts and coconut.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, leaving several inches between for expansion.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool on the sheets for 1 minute then remove to a rack to cool completely.