MACADAMIA ESPRESSO OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
 
 
Ingredients
  • 165g unsalted butter, melted (3/4 cup)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ - 1½ tsp salt, to taste
  • 1½ tsp instant espresso powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1¾ cups plain flour
  • ½ cup rolled oats, finely ground in food processor
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup dark chocolate melts
  • 1 cup roasted macadamias, roughly chopped
Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and line a few trays with baking paper.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the melted butter with both sugars. Add the egg and yolk and mix until incorporated.
  3. Stir in the salt, coffee and vanilla.
  4. Add the flour, oats and baking soda and mix until just combined.
  5. Stir through the chocolate chunks and chopped macadamias.
  6. Use a medium cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop balls of dough onto prepared trays.
  7. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, until lightly golden around the outside and just set in the middle (under-bake for a chewier cookie). Allow to cool on trays.
  8. Makes 18 cookies.
  9. Happy baking!
Recipe by Butter Baking at https://www.butterbaking.com/2013/09/11/macadamia-espresso-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies/