Death By White Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg (8 squares) semi sweet baking chocolate
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 pkg (6 squares) premium white baking chocolate, coarsely chopped (makes 1 cup of chunks)
• 2 cups chopped macadamia nuts or slivered almonds

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350*F
2. Microwave semi sweet chocolate in a large microwavable bowl on high for 2 minutes.  Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.  Stir in sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla with wooden spoon until well blended.  Stir in flour and baking powder.  Stir in white chocolate and nuts.  
3. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.  
4. Bake 13-14 minutes or until cookies are puffed and feel set to the touch.
5. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.  Cool completely on wire racks.  Makes about 18 large cookies.  

Note: if omitting the nuts, increase flour to 3/4 cup to prevent spreading.