Macadamia And Ginger Cookies Recipes

MACADAMIA AND GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; secure with masking tape.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour and nuts in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon flour mixture in food processor; set remaining flour mixture aside.
• Add ginger to food processor; pulse 8 times or until finely minced. Stir into remaining flour mixture; set aside.
• Place egg whites in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at high speed 1 minute or until soft peaks form.
• Beating at high speed, gradually add the sugar and honey; beat 4 minutes or until thick and glossy. Gently fold in flour mixture and rind.
• Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake at 300° for 18 minutes or until set. Remove from baking sheets, and cool on a wire rack.

MACADAMIA AND GINGER SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 130C (fan forced).
• Spread nuts on a baking tray and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, or until lightly golden and then cool and chop.
• Use electric beaters to beat butter and sugar until light and creamy and then add sifted flours, using a butter knife to mix together, then add the ginger and macadamia nuts and mix.
• Gather dough together and turn out onto a sheet of non-stick baking paper and press dough out to a 25cm round.
• With dough still on the paper, lift it onto a baking tray and use your fingers to pinch the edges to give a fluted effect.
• Score dough into wedges and prick with a fork and sprinkle the extra sugar on.
• Cook for 35 minutes, or until firm and pale golden.
• Cool on tray, dust with icing sugar and then cut into wedges.

MACADAMIA AND GINGER ANZAC BISCUITS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F, Gas 4). Grease baking trays and line with baking paper.
• In a medium saucepan combine butter and golden syrup. Place over a low heat and stir until blended and smooth. Remove from heat.
• Combine bicarb soda and boiling water then stir into mixture. Add and combine remaining ingredients.
• Form level tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on oven trays. Space about 5cm apart and flatten slightly. Bake about 15 minutes; until golden. Biscuits will harden upon cooling. Cool on trays.

MACADAMIA & GINGER FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 9"x9" brownie pan with baking parchment, extending the paper just above the edges of the pan.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the flour and ground ginger; beat on low speed until just combined.
• Spread evenly into prepared pan and bake for about 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan.
• For topping - combine butter, golden syrup and icing sugar in a small saucepan and stir over a medium heat until mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir in nuts and finely chopped crystallised ginger.
• Spread hot macadamia topping evenly over cooled base. Return to oven and bake for about 10 minutes - the nuts should be just turning brown, keep an eye on them.
• Cool in pan and then cut into fingers or squares.
• TIP: recipe says to make sure the base is cooled to room temperature before spreading the hot nut/ginger topping over.