Macadamia Mandelbrot

Title: Macadamia Mandelbrot

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 30 servings

3 lg Eggs

3/4 c Vegetable oil

1 c Granulated sugar

1/4 c Orange juice

2 tb Orange peel; grated

1 tb Almond extract

3 3/4 c All-purpose flour

1 tb Baking powder

1/4 ts Salt

Additional flour

1 c Macademia nuts; coarse chop

In large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat eggs and vegetable oil 5 minutes until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar; beat in

orange juice, grated orange peel and almond extract. At low speed beat in

3-3/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt; beat in up to

1/2 cup additional

flour if dough appears too sticky. Stir in macadamia nuts. Refrigerate

dough, wrapped in plastic, 1 hour.

Heat oven to 350

F; grease large cookie sheet. Divide dough in half;

shape each half into 14X2-inch log. Place logs on cookie sheet, spacing

well apart; bake 25 minutes until lightly browned. Remove cookie sheet from

oven; maintain oven temperature. Remove logs to cutting board; cut into 1-inch diagonal slices. Place slices, cut side up, on cookie sheet; return

15 minutes until crisp and golden. Cool on racks. Make

slices. Source: Redbook/December 1988. --