Title: Macadamia Mandelbrot
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 30 servings
3 lg Eggs
3/4 c Vegetable oil
1 c Granulated sugar
1/4 c Orange juice
2 tb Orange peel; grated
1 tb Almond extract
3-3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 tb Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
Additional flour
1 c Macademia nuts; coarse chop
In large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat eggs and
vegetable oil 5 minutes until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar; beat in
orange juice, grated orange peel and almond extract. At low speed beat in
3-3/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt; beat in up to 1/2 cup additional
flour if dough appears too sticky. Stir in macadamia nuts. Refrigerate
dough, wrapped in plastic, 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350 F; grease large cookie sheet. Divide dough in half;
shape each half into 14X2-inch log. Place logs on cookie sheet, spacing
well apart; bake 25 minutes until lightly browned. Remove cookie sheet from
oven; maintain oven temperature. Remove logs to cutting board; cut into
1-inch diagonal slices. Place slices, cut side up, on cookie sheet; return
to oven. Bake 15 minutes until crisp and golden. Cool on racks. Make 30
slices.
