Chocolate Chip Nut Cookies

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 cup white sugar

1 cup salted butter, softened

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F/175C.

In medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt. Mix well, set aside.

In a large bowl with a mixer blend sugars at medium speed. Add butter and mix to until it forms a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until fully combined.

Add the flour mixture, macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips, and blend on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.

Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Move immediately to cooling rack.