dark chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies

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I needed a baked good birthday gift for my brother-in-law. Even though I had never tried these before, I gambled....so glad that I did!

Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/3 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/8 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped 1 1/4 cups semisweet or dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets with vegetable shortening.
2.	Cream the butter and sugars together in a large bowl. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well blended. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually blend into the batter. Stir in the chopped macadamia nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
3.	Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown. Remove from the oven, and transfer the cookies to cooling racks.