White chocolate and macadamia nut cookies are such a classic, aren’t they? We’ve been over here brainstorming about ideas for Christmas cookies and thought we might try our hand at this one. The challenge was with macadamia nuts and white chocolate, both very rich ingredients, how to give this cookie a bit of sparkle. Our solution? A touch of instant coffee granules added to the dough. The cookie already has macadamia nuts and vanilla, both tropical ingredients. A little coffee flavor added to the mix, coffee also being a tropical ingredient, gives this cookie a splash of pizazz. While any instant coffee granule will do, I use and recommend the VIA packets sold at Starbucks. The granules are finely ground, and dissolve easily in the mixture. If you use decaf granules, you won’t have to worry about getting a coffee buzz from a cookie.

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