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September 4 National Macadamia Nut Day #MacadamiaNutDay and if your lie my family your most familiar with Macadamia Nuts in Cookies. I thought I would share a recipe for White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies and a couple children’s books about Cookies you can share with your children.
If your #homeschooling your children you could study Nuts, Australia which is where Macadamia Nuts came from or you could find a recipe that uses Macadamia Nuts to prepare with your children. Visit a library for a Field Trip to check out the books above and also a Cookbook featuring recipes using Macadamia Nuts.
Recipe for White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
- 1 cup coarsely chopped white chocolate
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla and almond extracts.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture; fold in macadamia nuts and white chocolate.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he’ll ask for a glass of milk. He’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache, and then he’ll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim….
This book is a great first introduction to Mouse, the star of the If You Give… series and a perennial favorite among children. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is perfect for beginning readers and story time. Sure to inspire giggles and requests to “read it again!”
The award-winning If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, one of the most beloved children’s books of all time, is from the #1 New York Times bestselling team Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. Other favorites in this series include:
- If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
- If You Give a Dog a Donut
- If You Give a Moose a Muffin
- If You Give a Pig a Pancake
- If You Give a Pig a Party
May I Please Have a Cookie? (Scholastic Readers, Level 1)
Alfie loves cookies – how can he get one? A sweet, funny book about manners in the bestselling Scholastic Level 1 reader format!
Alfie loves his mommy’s cookies, and he wants one more than anything! But grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don’t seem to work. His mommy says there is a better way. What is it?
Scholastic Readers encourage the joy and fun of reading with topics that kids love — perfect for children beginning to read on their own!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
