Shelly's Recipe

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHUNKIES

Category: Cookies

1 cup butter—softened
1 cup sugar and packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp milk
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1/2 cup cherries
11/2 white chocolate chunks

Preheat oven to 375. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until just combined. Set aside.

Sift together flour, soda, and salt. Add milk to the butter mixture and then add the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.

In another bowl, combine nuts, cherries, and white chocolate. Then add to batter, stirring only to blend. Drop by heaping tbsp onto a greased cookie sheet, 2 inch apart. Bake for approximately 11 to 13 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Yields 4 dozen.