HAWAIIAN COOKIES

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Treat yourself to one of these delicious Hawaiian Cookies. Creamy and smooth BAKER'S white chocolate, PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese and crunchy PLANTERS macadamia nuts make these crowd-pleasing Hawaiian cookies hard to beat!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 2h30m

Yield 24 servings, 2 cookies each

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 cups flour
3/4 cup finely chopped toasted PLANTERS Macadamias
1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S White Chocolate, melted

Steps:

Beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, mixing well after each addition. Add nuts; mix well.
Shape dough into ball; flatten into disc. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into shapes using 2-inch pineapple-shaped or round cookie cutter. Place, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets. Refrigerate 30 min.
Heat oven to 350ºF. Bake cutouts 8 to 10 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Drizzle melted chocolate over cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 55 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.5491 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g