2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 cups light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla (this brand with a long name, sold at
William Sonoma)
4 1/2 cups flour
2 tsps baking soda
With thick Chinese meat cleaver, hack to pieces:
24 oz semi-sweet chocolate bar
12 oz white chocolate bar
14 oz macadamia nuts
Note: You may substitute chocolate and white chocolate
chips for the bars if you are not feeling particularly
angst-ridden.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, thrash
butter and sugars until uniform. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Add flour and baking soda; whip until smooth. Toss in
chocolate chunks and nuts. To avoid the "chocolate chip
cookie cooked under a steam roller" look, refrigerate the
cookie dough for a couple of hours before baking.
Throw batter by tablespoons full onto an ungreased
baking sheet--aim so that the cookies land 2 inches apart.
Bake until golden, about 10-12 minutes. Using a spatula,
pry the cookies loose from the baking sheet, and allow
them to vent on wire racks.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
