by Sonia M.
Member since:
July 22, 2006

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

January 04, 2013 10:24 PM UTC (Updated: January 05, 2013 12:02 AM UTC)
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More delicious cookies from our recent Christmas Party Cookie Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Party 2012 - Cookie X - tb - Jenn's butter toffee crack up, Brens Macadami white chocolate bars, Trevs Pistachio Pudding cookies

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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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Comments: 16

Risa G. Jan 5, 2013, 12:32am UTC
Boy do those cookies sound excellent. Love macadamias.
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 11:54am UTC
They were delicious, Risa. Thanks!
Kathryn Flynn Jan 5, 2013, 1:52am UTC
Oh my, how delicious. I even have Ghirardelli white chocolate chips left over from last month when I made three types of oatmeal cranberry sugar cookies - ranging from the whole wheat/brown sugar/dried cranberries to the white flour/white sugar/cranberry jelly/ghiardelli white chips/ topped with powdered sugar or granulated sugar/green or red food coloring -- the visions of sugar plums cookie, for a food article I wrote.

Yummy. Yummy Yummy.

Such great cookies. Thank you, Sonia.
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 11:55am UTC
Did you share the article about the cookies on Gather, Kathryn? If you did I must have missed it!

Thanks!
Carrie Marie P. Jan 5, 2013, 1:57am UTC
the snow angel is adorable! the cookies looked yummy!
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 11:56am UTC
The snowman angel cookie chef was a gift from one of my cousins...isn't he adorable?

Thanks, Carrie Marie!
Mike Robbers Jan 5, 2013, 6:38am UTC
Those cookies look so yummy,, thanks for sharing!
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 11:57am UTC
They were, Mike...they were!
Thanks!
Rachel D. Jan 5, 2013, 3:59pm UTC
These look delicious!
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 6:39pm UTC
I can say that every single cookie brought for the cookie exchange was delicious!

Thank you, Rachel!
JOHN BECK Jan 5, 2013, 5:45pm UTC
I think I'll pass on these, but I have plenty of cookie recipes.
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 6:40pm UTC
I tend to like cookies better than candy...I have a pretty good collection but have tried not to bake much except around the holidays...
Jan S. Jan 5, 2013, 8:17pm UTC
These look beautiful and sound really delicious! Thanks for posting to Cook it up Big!
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 8:24pm UTC
Thank you, Jan...they were!
Angela M. Jan 5, 2013, 8:35pm UTC
1 stick butter or 5 ounces by weight virgin coconut oil have you tried using the coconut oil in place of butter for baking cookies im curious about it since it would make cookies vegan
Sonia M. Jan 5, 2013, 8:38pm UTC
Angela, I haven't made these yet...my friend Brenda made them and brought to the cookie exchange...I will ask if she has made them with the coconut oil

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