White Chocolate Cherry Chunkies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup candied cherries 
• 2 large eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 cup brown sugar light packed
• 1 cup macadamia nuts chopped
• 2 tablespoons milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 stick butter salted softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1.5 cups chocolate chunks white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack
• blender

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 37
2. Grease 1 or more cookie sheets.
3. Using a mixer, cream the butter and both sugars in a medium bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until just combined. Set aside.
5. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
6. Add the milk to the butter mixture and then the dry ingredients.
7. Mix until just combined. (The batter should be stiff.)
8. Combine the nuts, cherries and white chocolate in another bowl.
9. Add the mixture to the batter, stirring until just blended. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto the prepared cookie sheets.
10. Bake 13 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
11. Photographs by Miki Duisterhof