Macnut Tea Cookies

Name: Macnut Tea Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 12 cup powdered sugar (more if you like it extra sweet); 1 12 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 14 cups flour (You may need a little more or less. Needs to be moist enough to stick together.); 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped; 14 teaspoon sea salt; 2 tablespoons milk; powdered sugar (to sprinkle on cookies when done)

8 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
12 cup powdered sugar (more if you like it extra sweet)
1 12 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 14 cups flour (You may need a little more or less. Needs to be moist enough to stick together.)
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
14 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons milk
powdered sugar (to sprinkle on cookies when done)

Directions

1

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2

Combine butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.
3

In a separate bowl combine flour, nuts and salt.
4

Add to butter mixture.
5

Add milk.
6

Form into 1 inch balls -- don't pack too tightly unless you like them firm.
7

Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
8

Bake for about 20 minutes (golden but not brown).
9

Roll in powdered sugar.
10

If done while warm they will be a little sticky as the sugar will melt a little.
11

If you want it really sweet -- Roll in powdered sugar one more time to finish -- this makes the cookie very sweet.
12

Or increase the amount in the cookie.
13

CHOCOLATE LOVERS - Melt some chocolate and drizzle it across the tops of the cookies after they have been powdered and slightly cooled; this gives it not only a new look but a new flavor.
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OR hide a milk chocolate chip or two in the center before baking for a little surprise and top it off with one on top of each cookie (finish off with another sprinkling of confectioner's sugar).