Recipe origin: Australia Aborigines and Bush Tucker

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter or margarine
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2½ cups powdered sugar
• 2½ cups flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped and roasted

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine baking soda, powdered sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the butter, shortening, and eggs until smooth.
4. Combine and mix together all ingredients into one bowl. Add nuts.
5. Drop teaspoons of dough about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies.