Twelve Days of Cookies, Day 9

Chocolate Phantoms

A great cookie using my favorite nut -- the macadamia nut. They are super chocolately and have a distinctive texture (not a lot of flour). They are called phantoms, because they tend to quickly disappear. They seem to live up to their name....



3/4 C macadamia nuts (not salted -- if salted, then rinse under hot tap water and recrisp for 5 min in 350 oven)
3.5 oz dark chocolate
1 T unsalted butter
2 T flour
1/8 t baking powder
1 egg
1/4 C sugar
1/2 t vanilla
2/3 C semisweet chocolate chips

Melt dark chocolate and butter (I use the microwave method, stirring regularly, but you could also use stovetop/double boiler). Remove from heat.

In a small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder.

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until well blended. And melted chocolate and blend lightly. Add flour mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.

Use two teaspoons to drop batter onto cookie pans. Make cookies small, and mound high. These cookies are sticky -- you may need to use wax sheets or silicone. Bake 10 minutes.