White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

INGREDIENTS:
¾ cup of lightly packed brown sugar
½ cup of quick oatmeal
1/3 cup of granulated sugar
1 ¾ cup of all purpose flour
½ teaspoon of baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups of white chocolate chips
1 ½ cups coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

DIRECTIONS:
1. Position the shelves in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Place the brown sugar, oatmeal, and granulated sugar in the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process 2 ½ to 3 minutes, stopping occasionally to pulse. The oatmeal must be very finely ground.

3. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

4. In a large bowl, mix butter and corn syrup. Then add in oatmeal-sugar mixture.

5. Add in the egg and vanilla, and beat for 1 minute.

6. Then add in the remaining dry ingredients.

7. Using a large rubber spatula, fold in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts.

8. Drop 1 ½ -inch mounds of dough from the tip of the tablespoon on the to a greased cookie sheet, about 3 inches apart.

9. Bake cookies 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.

Makes about 40 cookies

Adapted from Great Cookies, by Carole Walter

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