- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 2/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts or pecans
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until surface cracks. Remove to wire racks to cool.