Red Velvet White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

 

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 heaping Tablespoons cocoa powder
• ½ - 1 teaspoon red food gel (if using liquid food dye use 1 Tablespoon)
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with cooking oil and set aside. In the bowl of your stand-up mixer: beat the butter, both sugars, cocoa powder and red food gel until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Slowly add the flour, baking soda, salt, chips and nuts. Using a medium size cookie scoop, scoop out cookie dough. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes 4 dozen cookies.