Peanut Butter White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Peanut Butter White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Things I Learned This Week Living In The South: 

1. Apparently in The South, when not in your home, you should never assume you can wash your hands in the kitchen sink. You are to state to the homeowner that you desire to wash your hands and then inquire as to where said hand washing should take place. My public apologies to all who I may have offended these past few years. 

2. I am far too attached to my nap jeans (yes, nap jeans) that I was paralyzed at the door of my home not able to comprehend what to do next when I realized they were left at the beach from last weekend's shenanigans. Thankfully there is a lovely woman bringing them back to me. I am sure you are asking what are 'nap jeans'?  Well when I nap I refuse to take my pants off. If you nap with pants off you are just going to bed in the middle of the day. Nap jeans provide next level napping etiquette.  

3. I am a caterer's worst nightmare. In my weekly role of Proxy Fiance to my friend Ashley I found myself at a cake tasting (that I demanded we have). And then proceeded to spend an hour in the most Minnesota passive aggressive way demanding a very specific wedding cake from a far more talented than myself cake decorator.  So for the second time this week I publicly apologize for my less than stellar behaviour, in this, my adopted home, The South. 

P.S. The above mentioned cake decorator gave us only amazing samples and a coffee buttercream that made the Golem in me want to steal away to a cave and never share it. Please check her out if you are in Winston Salem. She can be found at The Humble Bee on Brookstown or on Instagram here.   

P.P.S The above mentioned encounter while in my role of Proxy Fiance led to a need for the below cookies to be made. Though not my favorite, Ashley's real finance does love them. 

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Peanut Butter White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

RECIPE BY BENJAMIN PLANTE

Yields Roughly 42 Cookies

INGREDIENTS

10 oz Unsalted Butter (2.5 sticks)

1 1/4 C Brown Sugar

1 C plus 2 T Granulated Sugar

2 Large Eggs

2 t Vanilla Extract

3 2/3 C All Purpose Flour

1 1/4 t Baking Soda

1 1/2 t Baking Powder

1 1/2 t Salt

3/4 lb Mini White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

3/4 lb Macadamia Nuts; roughly chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Using stand or hand mixer mix, room temperature butter with sugars and salt on high for 1 minute until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Finally add vanilla extract.

In a medium sized bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and baking powder.

With hand or stand mixer on low to medium speed slowly incorporate flour into butter sugar mixture.

When fully incorporated hand mix in white chocolate peanut butter cups and macadamia nuts.

Portion out in heaping 2T and bake for 14 mins or until golden brown around the edge. Allow to cool on cookie sheet before moving to cooling rack.

NOTE: Freeze the mini white chocolate peanut butter cups before mixing them into the dough. Depending on time of year these become very soft and when frozen can very easily be hand mixed into dough.

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