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Macadamia and Cranberry Cookies

2013-04-17

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Yield : Makes approx 50

The cookie dough freezes really well and can be cooked from frozen. See below.

Ingredients

3 x 200g bars of white chocolate, chopped
200g butter
2 eggs
100g light muscovado sugar
175g golden caster sugar
2 teasp. vanilla extract
350g plain flour
2 teasp. baking powder
100g dried cranberries
100g macadamia nuts, chopped

Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 180°C (350°F) Gas Mark 4.

Step 2

Melt 170g chocolate, then allow to cool while you beat together the butter, eggs, sugars and vanilla until creamy. Then beat in the cooled chocolate. Stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cranberries and remaining chocolate and macadamia nuts.

Step 3

Using a tablespoon measure or a small ice-cream scoop, drop small mounds onto a large baking sheet, spacing them well apart. Bake in batches for 12 minutes until pale golden, leave to harden for 1-2 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.

Step 4

To freeze: open-freeze the raw cookie dough scoops on baking trays, when solid, pack them into a freezer container, interleaving the layers with baking parchment. Bake from frozen for 15-20 mins. They will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer.