Pineapple and White Chip Cookies

Name: Pineapple and White Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 60 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice; 3 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup pecans or 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped; 1 2/3 cups vanilla baking chips (10 oz package)

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Recipe by Vino Girl

These are a cakelike cookie. The recipe was featured on a local morning news show, and was credited to Happy Cookies bakery in NE Wisconsin.

READY IN: 27mins

SERVES: 60

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1

cup sugar
2

eggs
¹⁄₂

teaspoon vanilla extract
1

(8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice
3 ¹⁄₂

cups flour
1

teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂

teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄

teaspoon ground nutmeg
1

cup pecans or 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
1 ²⁄₃

cups vanilla baking chips (10 oz package)

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 350°F
Lightly grease cookie sheets (or use parchment paper).
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well-blended; add eggs and vanilla. Blend in pineapple and juice. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well-blended.
Stir in nuts and chips.
Drop by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.
Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool.