vanilla cinnamon macadamia nut cookies

I really want it to be soup 🍲 Weather but it's not. It's not even 🍪 baking Weather. Why is Weather capitalized? I'm deferring to my MacBook spelling bar and if it wants to capitalize Weather -so be it.
That's the kind of mood I'm in right now. I would also like to know why I'm having paragraph issues with my blog right now? I figured out how to fix the issue but it's always something new that acts up here, why -oh why doesn't anything stay the same? Now that's a good question for you. It's hot 🥵 here, let me check my Weather channel app, it's 91 and rising. I made these vanilla cinnamon macadamia cookies 🍪 last year, they're crispy and good, but I never shared the recipe on my previous blog so here it is on the new one. I just wish I had a few of these cookies 🍪 to make me feel better today 😂

Ingredients and Recipe for Vanilla Cinnamon Macadamia Nut Cookies

makes 4 dozen cookies

12 tablespoons, 1 &1/2 sticks, unsalted butter, softened

2 cups packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of a standing mixer on medium speed until light in color and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes, beat in the vanilla.

Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing between each addition.

Stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl, add to the butter mixture, mixing well.

Stir in the macadamia nuts.

Chill for two hours.

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Line two baking sheets with parchment.

Shape the dough into one inch balls and press flat before placing on the baking sheet about two inches apart.

Bake for 13-15 minutes or until light brown.

Cool cookies for a few minutes on metal racks.

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