Chewy Macadamia Nut Cookies. Recipe by Nielsen-Massey Vanillas

Chewy Macadamia Nut Cookies
(Makes three dozen)

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Directions:

1. Cream the butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer on a medium speed until fluffy.
2. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
3. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, cream of tartar and cinnamon and mix well.
4. Stir in the macadamia nuts. Chill for two hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
6. Coat an insulated cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
7. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Cool on a wire rack.

Baking Tip:
When preparing bakery items such as cookies, here’s a tip to enhance the flavor intensity of your product: cream the vanilla into the butter or shortening and sugar first. This step encapsulates the vanilla and helps prevent flavor loss in low mass/low moisture/high heat cookies.

About Nielsen-Massey Vanillas
Throughout its more than 100 year history, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas has earned its reputation as a manufacturer of the finest extracts in the world. The full line of Nielsen-Massey’s Pure Vanilla products include: Vanilla Beans and Extracts from Madagascar, Tahiti and Mexico; sugar and alcohol-free Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder; Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste; Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Sugar, Organic Fairtrade Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract and Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Beans. Nielsen-Massey Vanillas also offers a full line of Pure Flavors: Pure Chocolate Extract, Pure Almond Extract, Pure Orange Extract, Pure Lemon Extract, Pure Coffee Extract, Pure Peppermint Extract, Orange Blossom Water and Rose Water. All Nielsen-Massey products are All-Natural, Allergen-Free, GMO-Free, and certified Kosher and Gluten-Free. The company is headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, with production facilities in Waukegan and Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. 

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