Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Dessert Recipes
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CHOCOLATE CHIP MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES
1 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Flour
2 1/2 cups blended Oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
12 oz. large Chocolate Chips
5 oz. grated Hershey Bar
1 1/2 cups chopped Macadamia Nuts
Blended oatmeal: measure then blend in a blender to a fine powder.
Cream Butter, Brown Sugar and Sugar.
Add Eggs and Vanilla.
Mix together with Flour, Oatmeal, Salt, Baking Powder and Baking Soda. Add Chocolate Chips, Hershey Bar and Macadamia Nuts.
Roll into balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 6 minutes .
Cookies will not appear done, overbaking will cause them to harden.
Makes 4 dozen cookies.
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MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1/2 cup solid Vegetable Shortening
1 1/4 cup firmly packed light Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Honey
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1 3/4 cup Flour
2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1 1/2 cup uncooked quick cooking rolled Oats
1 cup flaked Coconut
3 1/2 oz. Macadamia Nuts, chopped
Cream butter and shortening until smooth.
Add sugar and honey.
Beat until fluffy.
Stir in eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
Alternately stir flour mixture and buttermilk into creamed mixture.
Stir in oats, coconut, and nuts.
Grease baking sheets, drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Cool on wire racks.
Makes 4 dozen cookies.
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CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT SHORTBREAD COOKIES
This fabulous Mauna Loa recipe is a winner when you really want to impress your friends and family. Dark chocolate chips may be used instead. Serve with perfectly brewed 100% Hawaiian Coffee.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoon shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup Unsalted Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts (coarsely chopped)
• 1/4 cup Unsalted Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts (finely chopped)
• 1 cup chocolate chips
In large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla together.
Slowly stir in flour until well blended.
Add coarsely chopped macadamia nuts.
On waxed paper shape cookie dough into a roll approximately two inches in diameter.
Roll waxed paper around dough then wrap the roll in aluminum foil.
Place in refrigerator, chilling at least 2 hours or more.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Remove chilled cookie dough and cut roll into slices between 1/4 and 1/2 inch thick.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until they turn golden brown around the edges.
While cookies cool on a wire rack, pour 1/4 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts into small bowl.
Melt chocolate chips in a bowl in microwave.
Add shortening to warm, melted chocolate chips, blending well.
Dip one end of each cookie into chocolate, then into the finely chopped macadamia nuts and place on wax paper.
Refrigerate cookies until chocolate hardens.
Store in cool place.
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PINEAPPLE MACADAMIA NUT UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
A Hawaiian treat for the whole family and it's easy to makeusing a 13 x 9 glass baking pan or a skillet.
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 (20 ounce) can sliced pineapple
• ½ cup Unsalted Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1. Melt the butter over medium high heat in the iron skillet.
Remove from the heat and sprinkle the brown sugar evenly to cover the butter.
Next, arrange pineapple rings around the bottom of the pan, one layer deep. Sprinkle the macadamias evenly over the pineapple.
Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box; substitute some of the pineapple juice for some of the liquid in the directions.
Pour the batter over the pineapple macadamia layer.
2. Bake as directed by the cake mix directions.
Cool for 10 minutes, then carefully turn out onto a plate.
Do not let the cake cool too much or it will be stuck to the pan.
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Excellent ingredient added into soup or fresh salad for additional flavor and yummy crunch!
Top off your favorite Ice Cream with some chopped Macadamia Nuts!

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