Rockenwagner's Espresso-Macadamia Nut Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

4 oz	113g	Unsweetened chocolate - coarsely chopped
3 cups	330g / 11oz	Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter - plus more
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Flour - plus more
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
4		Eggs
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Instant espresso powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla extract
50		Macadamia nuts

Recipe Instructions

Melt unsweetened chocolate, 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and butter in top of double boiler set over, but not touching, simmering water. Stir occasionally until mixture is smooth and completely blended. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

Combine eggs, sugar, espresso powder and vanilla in large mixing bowl and beat at medium speed until mixture holds a ribbon when beater is lifted away, about 4 minutes.

Fold in cooled chocolate mixture. Sift half flour mixture over top and fold it in gently. Repeat with remaining flour mixture. Fold in remaining chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. Cover batter and chill in refrigerator 30 minutes.

Grease and flour 2 large baking sheets. For each cookie, spoon about 2 tablespoons batter onto baking sheets, placing cookies at least 1 inch apart and making sure nuts are evenly distributed.

Bake at 400 degrees until cookies are puffy and shiny, 7 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

This recipe yields 25 cookies.

Each cookie: 253 calories; 105 mg sodium; 44 mg cholesterol; 19 grams fat; 23 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams protein; 0.04 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 03-08-2000

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