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Ingredients
| macadamia nuts (whole): 1 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1 cup |
| sweetened flaked coconut meat: 1 cup |
| unsalted butter: 1 cup |
| vanilla extract: 2 1/2 tsp |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 cups |
Macadamia-Coconut Meltaways
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
60 min -
Cook Time
16 min -
Servings
52 serving(s)
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- Pulse macadamias and 1/4 C sugar in the food processor until the nuts are chopped fine.
- Add coconut; continue to pulse until all ingredients are finely ground.
- Mix softened butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl on medium speed until creamy. Add the nut mixture and remaining 3/4 C sugar and mix.
- Add flour and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Refrigerate dough for one hour.
- Heat oven to 325 F
- With lightly floured hands, shape dough into balls (about the size of a teaspoon).
- Place 1" apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake 16 minutes or until the tops of the cookies are dry and set and the bottoms light brown.
- Cool completely.
- Dust tops of cookies with powdered sugar.
- Serve.