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Linda’s Orange Macadamia Nut Cookies

by Judith Hannemann

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Linda’s Orange Macadamia Nut Cookies
What could be better during the chilly Christmas holiday season than a taste of the tropics?

Linda’s special cookies mix orange and toasted macadamias for a real taste treat.Find this and other great holiday recipes at Shine Supper Club

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Linda's Orange Macadamia Nut Cookies

Linda’s special cookies mix orange and toasted macadamias for a real taste treat.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond cookies, macadamia nuts
Servings: 3 doz
Calories: 1480kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 oz. cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp. orange extract
  • 7 ounces toasted and chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1 tsp. grated orange peel

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees
  • In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside
  • Blend brown sugar, egg, butter and cream cheese in a large bowl to form a smooth paste.
  • Add Macadamia nuts orange peel and orange extract and blend at low speed until combined. Add flour mixture. Do not over-mix
  • Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet, about 2 inches
  • apart. Bake for 18- 20 minutes, transfer to wire rack to cool. Makes about 3 dozen.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 1480kcal | Carbohydrates: 147g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 96g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Cholesterol: 177mg | Sodium: 822mg | Potassium: 503mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 76g | Vitamin A: 1532IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 7mg
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  1. Sarah | Yahoo! Shine says

    I love the idea of going against the wintery trend and baking up something super tropical for the holidays. Very creative.

    We're celebrating our favorite holiday recipes on this month's Shine Supper Club. Perhaps you'll consider contributing this recipe!

  4. Judith Hanneman says

    I would add the egg with the butter and cream cheese. Sorry about that, I just copied the recipe my blogging partner provided–I didn't make these, she did. I only took the pics for this. I'll correct that and thanks for bringing it to my attention! Happy New Year!

  6. Judith Hanneman says

    With most recipes it can be added anywhere, but I'd do it with the extract. Thank you again for pointing this out and I will add it. I will also ask Linda to look over the recipes she gave me to verify completeness. We were in a rush to get them up here and didn't proofread very completely. Mea culpea…and Happy New Year.