Cocoa Macadamia Nut Sandies Food

MACADAMIA COCOA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until surface cracks. Remove to wire racks to cool.

SANDIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the water and vanilla. Stir in the flour and pecans until well blended. Cover dough and chill for at least four hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Shape dough into walnut sized balls or crescents. Place 2 inches apart onto unprepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden. Roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm.

BEST PECAN SANDIES

Steps:

• Cream to gether butter and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in water and vanilla.
• Stir in the flour and pecans until well blended (I use the mixer).
• Cover dough and chill at least 4 hours (can be chilled over night).
• Preheat oven 325 degrees.
• Shape dough into walnut sized balls or cresents.
• Place 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
• Roll in powdered sugar while still warm.
• I like to double roll them in the powdered sugar.

TOFFEE ALMOND SANDIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter, oil and sugars.
• Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in extract.
• combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in almonds and toffee bits.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on to an ungreased cookie sheet 2-inches apart.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Remove to wire racks and cool.

COCOA MACADAMIA NUT SANDIES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the cocoa powder, water, and vanilla, and mix well.
• Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add the flour, mixing just until combined. Stir in the macadamia nuts.
• Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
• Shape the dough into small balls, about 1-inch in diameter. Place the cookies on the prepared pans, leaving about an inch between cookies.
• Bake, one pan at a time, 18 to 20 minutes. or until the cookies appear set.
• Cool the cookies on the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then transfer the cookies from the pans to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Roll the cookies in confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add the corn syrup and stir until evenly coated. Place the nuts on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven. Using a wooden spoon, transfer the nuts onto a parchment paper-covered baking sheet pan. Do not touch them, as they are extremely hot. Let them cool at room temperature, or if possible, place them in the freezer because the cold nuts will help the chocolate to temper. When completely cooled, break apart any nut clusters that may have formed. Place the cooled nuts in the coating pan or in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add one third of the bittersweet chocolate, one ladleful at a time. If you are using the mixing bowl, fold the nuts until they are thoroughly coated and the chocolate has set. If you do not fold immediately, the chocolate will set and the nuts will stick together. Add another third of the chocolate and fold thoroughly until set. Add the remaining third and fold thoroughly being sure all the nuts are well coated. Separate any clusters of nuts that may have formed. If you serve the nuts as they are, let the chocolate set completely. If you decide to move on to the next step, do not wait for the chocolate to set completely. Add the powdered sugar or cocoa powder and stir until all of the nuts are well coated. If you'd like to coat half of the nuts in powdered sugar and the other half in cocoa powder, start with the powdered sugar. Before serving, place the nuts in a sieve to remove any excess sugar or cocoa powder. The nuts will keep at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
• How to Temper Chocolate(From Dessert Circus, Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make At Home by Jacques Torres):
• Chocolate is tempered so that after it has been melted, it retains its gloss and hardens again without becoming chalky and white (that happens when the molecules of fat separate and form on top of the chocolate). There are a variety of ways to temper.
• One of the easiest ways to temper chocolate is to chop it into small pieces and then place it in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time on high power until most of the chocolate is melted. Be very careful not to overheat it. (The temperature of dark chocolate should be between 88 and 90 degrees F, slightly warmer than your bottom lip. It will retain its shape even when mostly melted. White and milk chocolates melt at a temperature approximately 2 degrees F less because of the amount of lactose they contain.) Any remaining lumps will melt in the chocolate's residual heat. Use an immersion blender or whisk to break up the lumps. Usually, chocolate begins to set, or crystallize, along the side of the bowl. As it sets, mix those crystals into the melted chocolate to temper it. A glass bowl retains heat well and keeps the chocolate tempered longer.
• Another way to temper chocolate is called seeding. In this method, add small pieces of unmelted chocolate to melted chocolate. The amount of unmelted chocolate to be added depends on the temperature of the melted chocolate, but is usually 1/4 of the total amount. It is easiest to use an immersion blender for this, or a whisk.
• The classic way to temper chocolate is called tabliering. Two thirds of the melted chocolate is poured onto a marble or another cold work surface. The chocolate is spread out and worked with a spatula until its temperature is approximately 81 degrees F. At this stage, it is thick and begins to set. This tempered chocolate is then added to the remaining non-tempered chocolate and mixed thoroughly until the mass has a completely uniform temperature. If the temperature is still too high, part of the chocolate is worked further on the cold surface until the correct temperature is reached. This is a lot of work, requires a lot of room, and makes a big mess.
• A simple method of checking tempering, is to apply a small quantity of chocolate to a piece of paper or to the point of a knife. If the chocolate has been correctly tempered, it will harden evenly and show a good gloss within a few minutes.

ROLLADEN

Steps:

• Spread the beef slices lightly with the prepared mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix together the onion and bacon. Spread 1/4 of this mix on each slice of beef.
• Starting at the short end, roll each slice up and secure with a skewer or tie with thread.
• Heat the oil and brown the rolls well on all sides.
• Carefully pour in 1 cup of boiling water. Cover and simmer slowly for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, adding additional water as it cooks away.
• Mix the cornstarch with 1 T cold water and thicken the sauce. (the larger amount of cornstarch will result in a thicker sauce).
• Season to taste and serve.

MACADAMIA NUT SANDIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat the butter in a mixing bowl with a power mixer (or hand-mixer) on high speed for 30 seconds or until creamy.
• 2. Add powdered sugar, and beat for 30 seconds until combined. Then add water and vanilla and beat until combined.
• 3. Pour flour in slowly while beating on low speed, and keep beating until combined. Fold in crushed macadamia nuts.
• 4. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes, until firm enough to shape. Then shape dough into 1 inch balls and place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5. Heat oven to 325º and bake for about 15 minutes, or until the bottoms just begin to turn brown. Be careful not to overcook! Let cool for about 15 minutes on a wire rack.

PECAN SANDIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325.
• In a large bowl cream shortening, sugar and salt.
• Add the eggs and beat well.
• Slowly add the flour, baking soda and water.
• Add pecans to the dough and knead with your hands until pecans are well blended.
• Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet.
• Press down with a drinking glass.
• Cookies should be about 2 inches round, 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown-watch the bottoms.

COCOA MACADAMIA NUT SANDIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325. Combine butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add cocoa, water and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low and add flour. Beat until well mixed. Stir in macadamia nuts by hand.
• Shape dough into 1" balls. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely. Roll in powdered sugar.