White Chocolate Nut Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 Tbsp milk
• ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
• 1 ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 (6 oz.) package white chocolate pieces
• 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (pecans, almonds, or macadamia)

Recipe:

1. Heat oven to 375 cream butter and milk in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add brown and granulated sugar gradually. Beat in egg and vanilla.

2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in white chocolate and nuts. Drop level measuring tablespoon of dough. 
 

3. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
  
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