Dark Chocolate And Macadmia Pieces Cookies Recipes

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients. Mix in the white chocolate and semisweet chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

DARK CHOCOLATE REESE'S PIECES COOKIES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk the warm butter and chopped chocolate together in a medium bowl until smooth. Set aside.
• Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in another medium bowl.
• Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter-chocolate mixture in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until combined, 1 to 2 minutes. (It will look like it's separating but will come together once you add the eggs.) Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Continue beating until the mixture is combined and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add in the flour mixture on low speed and mix until you no longer see any flour bits, about 1 minute. Stir in the 1 1/2 cups Reese's Pieces by hand.
• Using a 1 1/2-tablespoon ice cream scoop, scoop the batter onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between cookies; the baking sheet should hold about 8 cookies. Dot each cookie with 2 to 3 of the remaining Reese's Pieces. Bake on the middle rack until puffed and set in the middle, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly on the baking sheet before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.

MACADAMIA NUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets with vegetable shortening.
• 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.
• 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.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Add egg yolk, lemon zest and juice, and salt and beat until combined; beat in nuts. With mixer on low, add flour and beat just until combined, 2 minutes. Form dough into a 4 1/2-inch-long log, wrap in plastic, and freeze until firm, 30 minutes. Cut into 1/4-inch slices, transfer to 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, and freeze 5 minutes. Bake until golden at edges, 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool completely on wire racks.
• Microwave chocolate in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until melted. Dip half of each cookie into chocolate; transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill until set, 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add egg. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack. , For glaze, melt the caramels and cream in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.