Chocolate Bliss Macadamia Cookies

About 3 dozen or 36 servings, one cookie each

1 package (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon CALUMET Baking Powder
2 cups chopped PLANTERS Macadamias
1 package (6 squares) BAKER'S Premium White Baking Chocolate, chopped

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Microwave semi-sweet chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract; stir until well blended. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in nuts and white chocolate.

DROP rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE 12 to 13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and shiny. Cool 1 minute; remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Note:
If omitting nuts, increase flour to 3/4 cup to prevent the cookies from spreading excessively during baking. Great Substitute Substitute 1 cup dried cranberries for 1 cup of the macadamias.

Great Substitute:
Prepare as directed, using toasted PLANTERS Slivered Almonds.

Nutritional Information: Calories 150 Total fat 11 g Saturated fat 3.5 g Cholesterol 15 mg Sodium 40 mg Carbohydrate 13 g Dietary fiber 1 g Sugars 10 g Protein 2 g Vitamin A

0 %DV Vitamin C 0 %DV Calcium 2 %DV Iron 4 %DV

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Kraft Foods.