Macadamia and lemon cookies

These easy to make cookies are great to make with kids and taste great.

SERVINGS

4

COURSE

• Snack

PERFECT FOR

• Kid Friendly Recipe

PREFERENCE

• Vegetarian

SKILL LEVEL

Easy

INGREDIENTS

• 125 g unsalted butter softened
• 0.5 cup caster sugar
• 1 tsp lemon rind finely grated
• 1 egg
• 1.25 cups self raising flour
• 3/4 cup raw macadamias chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 180°C.  Line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Using electric beaters, beat butter, caster sugar and lemon rind in a large bowl until light and creamy.  Add egg and continue beating until fully combined.  Mix through flour and macadamias.
• Roll a tablespoon of mixture into a rough ball and place on baking tray, press down slightly to flatten. Continue with remainder of mixture.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.

Notes:

TIP:  Substitute lemon rind for 1 teaspoon of ground ginger or ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon for a macadamia spice flavoured cookie.

NUTRITION

• Calories: 2633kcal

• Carbohydrates: 228g

• Protein: 33g

• Fat: 184g

• Saturated Fat: 78g

• Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g

• Monounsaturated Fat: 87g

• Trans Fat: 4g

• Cholesterol: 432mg

• Sodium: 86mg

• Potassium: 622mg

• Fiber: 13g

• Sugar: 105g

• Vitamin A: 3365IU

• Vitamin C: 4mg

• Calcium: 167mg

• Iron: 6mg