Ingredients
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1/2 cup rolled oats
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2 1/4 cups flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 cup butter, softened (No Substitutes!)
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3/4 cup packed brown sugar
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
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2 eggs
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3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
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1 1/2 cups chopped macadamia nuts
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1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grind oats in a food processor or blender until ground fine.
- Combine ground oats with flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- In a separate bowl combine the butter, sugars, vanilla and lemon juice and mix with mixer until combined.
- Add the eggs and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and blend well.
- Add the chocolate chips and macadamia nuts to the dough and mix by hand until ingredients are well mixed.
- Spoon rounded 1/4 cups full (yes, 1/4 cups!) onto ungreased, nonstick cookie sheet.
- Place scoops of dough 2" apart (you don't need to press dough flat).
- Bake 16-18 minutes or until cookies are light brown and soft in the middle.
- Let cool.
- Store in sealed container to keep soft.
- (for best results chill dough overnight).