Cowgirl Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons almond extract 
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda 
• 2.3 cups brown sugar packed
• 3  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 3.5 ounce macadamia nuts coarsely chopped
• 1.5 cups butter softened
• 3 cups regular rolled oats 
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 cups coconut or sweetened flaked
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 4 ounce chocolate white chopped
• 0.8 cup sugar white

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• mixing bowl

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two cookie sheets.
2. Cream the margarine together with the white sugar and brown sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time until thoroughly blended.
3. Mix in the vanilla and almond extracts.
4. Stir the flour, baking soda, salt, and rolled oats together in a mixing bowl until well blended. Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture.
5. Mix in the coconut, white chocolate, and macadamia nuts until evenly blended. Drop by tablespoonfuls 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets.
6. Bake in preheated oven until centers are set and edges are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool 3 minutes on baking sheets before removing to cool on a rack.