Cookie Spreads - Coffee Chocolate Macadamia - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour or 1 1/2 cups wheat
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, soft
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, soft
1 1/3 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs, large
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled to room temperature
1/4 cup macadamia nuts, halved

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease cookie sheet and set aside.
Combine, flour, soda and salt in small bowl, set aside.
In a large bowl combine for 4 minutes butter and sugar until smooth.
Add eggs one at a time, blending well.
Next add vanilla extract and the espresso coffee.
Add the flour mixture slowly, 1/3 at a time, until well blended.
Blend in the chocolate and fold in the nuts.
Drop 2 tbsp batter onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Allow room for spreading.
Bake 12 minutes.
Remove from pan and place on wire rack to cool.