Shelly's Recipe

CHUNKY CREAM CHEESE AND MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

Beat butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add sugar, orange zest, and vanilla extract. Sift dry ingredients and stir into butter mixture with a wooden spoon. Stir in nuts. Refrigerate dough at least 1 hours over overnight.

Preheat oven to 400. Lightly butter cookie sheets. Drop heaping tspfuls of dough 2 inch apart onto cookie sheets and flatten slight with the back of a spoon. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Makes 4 dozen