Macadamia Cookies

These make a terrific cookie to take for a share plate. They look very appetising and no one would know they are gluten free. A delicious snack for morning tea or afternoon tea

Ingredients

• 70g macadamia nuts, finely diced
• 5 macadamia nuts, halved
• 30g margarine, melted
• ¼ cup icing sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup gluten free plain flour

Method

• Mix together the margarine, sifted icing sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, add the chopped nuts and stir in the sifted flour.
• Shape a teaspoon of the mixture into 10 balls and place onto a greased oven tray at least 3 cm apart.
• Press half a macadamia nut into each ball and bake in a moderate oven for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.