Oatmeal Coconut White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Yes I know the name of these is long. But trust me, you want to try them. Right. Now. These have all the best parts of every kind of cookie wrapped into one. I made one mistake when making them that made these not quite as good as they could have been--I had salted macadamia nuts, but also included the entire amount of salt asked for in the recipe. My suggestion is if you used salted macadamias is to at least halve the salt in the recipe. Overall a 4/5 for cookies!

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Oatmeal Coconut White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Total Time: 20 Minutes

Makes about 3 Dozen

• ½ c. butter (no substitutes)
• ½ c. shortening (no substitutes)
• 1 c. packed brown sugar
• ½ c. granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 ½ c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• 3 c. old fashioned oats
• ½ cup coconut
• 1 c. macadamia nut pieces
• 1 c. white chocolate chips
  
  Preheat the oven to 350° F.
• Cream the butter and shortening together in an electric mixer. Add sugars and continue mixing until nice and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Gradually add flour, a little at a time, mix well but not too much! Add baking soda and salt. Add all of the oats, and mix well. Add the coconut, macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips and mix. Drop by the rounded tablespoon onto a cookie sheet and bake for 10 – 12 minutes. I bake mine for 10. Let cool on sheet for at least 4 minutes and then transfer to a rack. Store in bags or an air tight container.