Macadamia-Almond Christmas Cookies

The recipe Macadamia-Almond Christmas Cookies can be made in roughly 1 hour. This recipe serves 48 and costs 56 cents per serving. This hor d'oeuvre has 272 calories, 3g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. 1005 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is perfect for Christmas. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires macadamia nuts, baking soda, dried cranberries, and white chocolate chips. Overall, this recipe earns a not so excellent spoonacular score of 14%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Ricciarelli, Italian Almond Cookies, and Tips for Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies, Almond Cookie Crisps for 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies, and Christmas Cookies: Norwegian Christmas Cookies, Carrot Spiced Plum Preserve Crescents and Chocolate Orange.

Servings: 48

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 50 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon almond extract

1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

1 cup dried cranberries

2 large eggs

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups macadamia nuts

1 cup pistachios, roughly chopped

1/2 teaspoon fine salt

11/2 cups sugar

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

48 to 60 red-and-white striped chocolate kiss candies

2 cups white chocolate chips

Equipment:

food processor

baking sheet

bowl

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Put the macadamia nuts in a food processor and process until smooth and buttery (this should measure about 1 cup). Add the sugar, butter and shortening and pulse until blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and almond extracts and pulse until blended. Add the flour, baking soda and salt and pulse until just incorporated. Transfer the cookie dough to a medium bowl and fold in the white chocolate chips, pistachios and cranberries. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. Adjust the oven racks to the upper and lower thirds and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough, roll into balls and space about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. (You will need to bake the cookies in batches; be sure to allow the baking sheets to cool in between batches.) Bake until the bottoms and edges of the cookies are golden brown but the middles are still soft, about 10 minutes. (The cookies will bake a bit after they come out of the oven) Press a chocolate candy kiss into each warm cookie. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

 

Step by step:


1. Put the macadamia nuts in a food processor and process until smooth and buttery (this should measure about 1 cup).

2. Add the sugar, butter and shortening and pulse until blended.

3. Add the eggs and vanilla and almond extracts and pulse until blended.

4. Add the flour, baking soda and salt and pulse until just incorporated.

5. Transfer the cookie dough to a medium bowl and fold in the white chocolate chips, pistachios and cranberries. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. Adjust the oven racks to the upper and lower thirds and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.

6. Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough, roll into balls and space about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. (You will need to bake the cookies in batches; be sure to allow the baking sheets to cool in between batches.)

7. Bake until the bottoms and edges of the cookies are golden brown but the middles are still soft, about 10 minutes. (The cookies will bake a bit after they come out of the oven) Press a chocolate candy kiss into each warm cookie. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.


Nutrition Information:

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271k Calories
2g Protein
13g Total Fat
37g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
271k
14%

Fat
13g
21%

  Saturated Fat
4g
30%

Carbohydrates
37g
12%

  Sugar
30g
33%

Cholesterol
17mg
6%

Sodium
64mg
3%

Alcohol
0.19g
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
5%

Manganese
0.32mg
16%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Selenium
4µg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Phosphorus
50mg
5%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Fiber
1g
4%

Folate
16µg
4%

Iron
0.72mg
4%

Vitamin B6
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.69mg
3%

Magnesium
13mg
3%

Vitamin E
0.44mg
3%

Calcium
28mg
3%

Potassium
84mg
2%

Vitamin A
111IU
2%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.19mg
2%

Zinc
0.28mg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.07µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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