->Macadamia 09 <-

1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup coconut flakes, finely minced

1 egg

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

8 ounces solid white chocolate, cut into chunks

1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped

Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer

on high speed. Add the coconut, egg, milk and vanilla and mix

well. In another bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.

Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until dough forms.

Mix in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts. Preheat oven to

300 degrees while you let the dough rest for 30-60 minutes in the

refrigerator. Measure out about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the dough

and form a ball. Drop each ball of dough onto an ungreased cookie

3 inches apart and bake for 12-14 minutes. Do not over

bake! Cookies should come out of the oven appearing slightly

browned, yet under cooked. When cooled the cookies will be soft

and chewy like the original. Makes 16-18 cookies.