White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Bars

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Almond extract
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 3/4 cup White chocolate chips

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 3/4 cup Macadamia nuts

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter

Found on lovelylittlekitchen.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts, divided
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips, divided

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare an 8 by 8 inch baking pan by greasing or lining with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time and beat into the butter and sugar. Add almond extract and mix.
• Mix the salt into the flour, and slowly add to the bowl, mixing on low speed.
• Mix in 1/2 cup of the white chocolate chips, and 1/2 cup of the chopped macadamia nuts. Mix just to incorporate.
• Spoon the batter into the pan, spreading it to the edges. It will be thick and sticky. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 chopped macadamia nuts on top, but reserve the white chocolate chips until after baking because they tend to burn with the direct heat of the oven.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until the edges are just turned a golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle remaining white chocolate chips over the top. Cool, then slice into bars.