Macadamia-Coconut Meltaways

"From Woman's Day. Simply delicious cookies for any holiday, but great for Christmas trays."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 16mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
52 cookies
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ingredients

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directions

  • 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.

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Reviews

  1. These worked well and made a large amount . I enjoyed the method of pulsing ingredients till finely ground - a bit different and gave a nice texture !!
     
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