White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.8 cup all purpose flour (7.8 oz/225 grams)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 large eggs 
• 145 grams granulated sugar 
• 100 grams brown sugar light
• 0.5 cup roasted macadamia nuts salted dry chopped
• 0.8  scant teaspoon salt 
• 1 stick butter unsalted room temperature (4 oz/114 grams)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla 
• 100 grams regular vegetable shortening 
• 8 oz chocolate white chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 C). Line a couple of cookie sheets with parchment paper.Beat butter, shortening and both sugars with an electric mixer until creamy.
2. Add egg and vanilla and beat for about 30 seconds. Scrape sides of bowl and beat in salt and baking soda.
3. Add flour and stir until it is almost mixed in, then stir in macadamia nuts and white chocolate.Drop dough about 3 inches apart (these spread quite a bit) by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
4. Bake for 12-14 minute or until edges are golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.Makes about 30 cookies