Mel's Cookies!

So, my first recipe to contribute is my chocolate chip and macadamia nut cookies! The initial recipe comes from taste.com.au which I altered slightly. My comments are in italics

Chocolate Chip and macadamia cookies

Preparation Time

10 minutes

Cooking Time

20 minutes

Ingredients

• 150g softened butter
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cups plain flour
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate bits
• 1/2 cup halved macadamias
  

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick paper. Beat 150g softened butter, 1/2 cup caster sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and well combined. Beat in 1 egg.
   my oven's dicky as so i heat to 180 and keep a close eye on them
   
2. Stir in 1 3/4 cups plain flour in two batches. Stir in 1/2 cup dark choc bits and 1/2 cup macadamias until evenly distributed. Spoon tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls and place on the lined trays. Press down slightly.
   Keep a handful of chocy-bits to put into the top of the cookies. just looks nicer.
   
3. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until light golden and cooked. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
   Depending on how my oven's feeling depends on how long this takes. I check at the 15min mark to make sure the bums aren't burnt. Goldern brown is good and they harden a little on cooling, sometimes o.O