Macadamia Coconut Meltaways Recipes

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in nuts (dough will be stiff); set aside. , For filling, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in nuts; cool slightly. Drop by 1/2 teaspoonfuls onto a waxed paper-lined baking sheet; cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Shape 1 teaspoon of dough around each piece of chocolate-nut mixture so it is completely covered. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.

CHEWY COCONUT-MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until well blended. Stir in oats, coconut and nuts.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

MACADAMIA MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In food processor, pulse nuts until they are finely chopped, or chop by hand. With a mixer, combine butter and vanilla, and mix until smooth, occasionally scraping the sides with a rubber spatula. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix for 2 more minutes. Then add the flour and mix just until combined and the dough holds together. Fold in the macadamia nuts.
• Shape dough by measuring teaspoons into 3/4-inch balls. Place balls, 1 inch apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 20 to 22 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire rack and cool 5 minutes.
• Sift remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar into a pie plate. While cookies are still warm, roll in sugar to coat; return to wire rack to cool completely. When cool, gently roll cookies in sugar and then tap very lightly to remove any excess sugar.
• Repeat with remaining dough and sugar. Store cookies in tightly-covered container at room temperature up to 1 week, or in the freezer up to 3 months.

MACADAMIA-COCONUT MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Pulse macadamias and 1/4 C sugar in the food processor until the nuts are chopped fine.
• Add coconut; continue to pulse until all ingredients are finely ground.
• Mix softened butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl on medium speed until creamy. Add the nut mixture and remaining 3/4 C sugar and mix.
• Add flour and mix until a soft dough forms.
• Refrigerate dough for one hour.
• Heat oven to 325 F
• With lightly floured hands, shape dough into balls (about the size of a teaspoon).
• Place 1" apart on a baking sheet.
• Bake 16 minutes or until the tops of the cookies are dry and set and the bottoms light brown.
• Cool completely.
• Dust tops of cookies with powdered sugar.
• Serve.

MACADAMIA-COCONUT MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• 1. Pulse macadamia nuts and 1/4 cup of the sugar in food processor until nuts are chopped fine (do not over process). Add coconut; continue to pulse until everything is finely ground.
• 2. Beat butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the nut mixture and the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar: beat until creamy. Add flour and beat until a soft dough forms. Chill dough 1 hour.
• 3. Preheat oven to 325°F. With lightly floured hands, shape scant tablespoons of dough into balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 16 minutes, or until tops are dry and bottoms are light brown. Move the cookies with a spatula to a wire rack and cool completely. Dust the tops with confectioners' sugar before serving.

COCONUT MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and sour cream. Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the coconut and macadamia nuts. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are golden brown. remove cookies from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.