Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Cookies

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon salt
12 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
6 ounces macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix well.

Thoroughly combine flour; soda, and salt. Stir the flour mixture until well blended. Add a little more flour if necessary to make a slightly stiff dough. Stir in chocolate and nuts. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly.

Bake 13-15 minutes. Cool cookies a few minutes on baking sheet before transferring to rack to cool completely.

Makes: 36