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Gluten Free Lacey Macadamia Nut Cookies

Somewhere between a cookie and a candy, these delicious nutty treats will satisfy your sweet tooth. A mix of ground nuts, sugar, butter and chocolate make for a refined treat that is a snap to make.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 130 g Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbs Milk
  • 100 g Macadamia nuts Coarsely ground
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 200 g Semisweet chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat
  2. Keep heating until butter begins to foam and smell nutty
  3. Remove from heat as soon as butter solids begin to brown
  4. Stir in sugar, salt, nuts, milk and vanilla
  5. Preheat oven to 350 F
  6. Allow mix to solidify for 5-10 minutes
  7. Line baking sheet with silicone mat or parchment paper
  8. Drop scant teaspoons of mix on sheet 3 inches apart. The cookies will spread considerably
  9. Bake 6-8 minutes until golden brown. The cookies will start spreading at about minute 4
  10. Allow cookies to cool on sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack
  11. Melt half the chocolate over a double boiler then stir in the remaining chocolate
  12. Spread the chocolate on the flat side of each cookie and make a zigzag pattern with a fork through the chocolate
  13. Let cool completely