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Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Zest from 1 orange
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Directions:

Beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth, then add the brown sugar. Beat well. Add the vanilla and orange zest. Sift the flour and baking powder together and then stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in the nuts. Refrigerate the dough for at least one hour or overnight.

Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto a cookie sheet. Flatten slightly. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in a 400 degree oven until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

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Substitutions:

I used lemon zest instead of orange zest. I scooped the dough while it was room temperature and then refrigerated the dough balls overnight.

Recipe courtesy of Bake or Break