MACADAMIA LACE COOKIES

MACADAMIA LACE COOKIES image

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut in 5 pieces
4 1/2 ozs (1 cup) finely chopped, lightly salted macadamia nuts
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 Line baking sheets with parchment. In small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Continue cooking until turns deep golden brown, approx 5-7 minutes. Immediately remove from heat, pour into bowl, cool 5 minutes. Combine nuts, sugar, egg, vanilla and salt in medium bowl. Slowly add browned butter, stir till blended. Drop batter by 1/2 teaspoon, 3 inches apart. Bake until cookies are golden brown. Let cookies cool on racks on sheets - t minutes, then transfer cookies to racks. Store room temperature or freeze in airtight container.