Christmas Cookie Exchange 2012 - Bren's Ghirardelli Chocolate Macadamia Cookies or Bars & Trevella's Pistachio Cookies

 

More delicious cookies from our recent Christmas Party Cookie Exchange

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Bren's Ghirardelli White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies or Bars

 

1 stick butter or 5 ounces by weight virgin coconut oil

 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1 egg (room temp)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or more) 

1-1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (1/2 11 ounce bag) Ghirardelli white chocolate chips

3/4 cup macadamia nuts chopped

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Preheat oven to 350.
Cream butter/oil and sugars until fluffy

Add vanilla and egg, beat well

Mix dry ingredients and add to batter

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For cookies:

Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet

Bake for 10-12 minutes

Makes about 2 dozen cookies

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For bars:

Spread batter on ungreased quarter sheet pan (13 x 9 x 1)

Bake for 15 minutes.  Turn off heat and remove at 18 minutes

When cool cut into bars 

Makes 24 2" cookie bars

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Trevella's Pistachio Cookies

 

2-1/4 cup All Purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup real butter (softened)

1/4 cup white sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract 

1 (4 ounce) package Pistachio Instant Pudding mix

2 large eggs

1 cup finely chopped pecans

Green food coloring to suite your preference.

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Mix flour and baking soda in large bowl.

In a separate bowl cream together butter, sugars, extracts, and dry pudding mix.

Beat in eggs individually and gradually stir in flour mixture.

Mix well and fold in nuts.

Chill for a few hours and roll into balls, place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 375* for 8-10 minutes.

Do not over bake!

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To read other Cookie Exchange recipes and the original party post click on the links below

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....and a good time was had by ALL!

Christmas Cookie Exchange 2012 - Macadamia Snowballs

Christmas Cookie Exchange 2012 - Liz' Ginger Crinkles

Christmas Cookie Exchange 2012 - Liz' Yule Log Cookies & Bren's Liliko'i Bars

Christmas Cookie Exchange 2012 - Trevella's Pecan Sandies