White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

• butter↗125 g
• white sugar↗1⁄2 cup
• egg↗1
• vanilla essence↗1 teaspoon
• plain flour↗1 1⁄4 cups
• baking soda↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• white chocolate↗250 g

  chopped or 250 g white chocolate chips

• macadamia nuts↗200 g

  chopped

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.

3. 3

   Stir in the egg and vanilla.

4. 4

   Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture.

5. 5

   Finally, stir in the white chocolate and nuts.

6. 6

   Drop cookies by heaping teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking tray, about 5 cm apart.

7. 7

   Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.

8. 8

   Cool on wire racks. When cool, store in an airtight container.