Larry's Tropical Treats

Ingredients

110 gr butter
110 gr brown sugar
100 gr sugar
1 egg
2 gr vanilla
5 gr all purpose flour
1 gr salt
2 gr baking soda
65 gr candied papaya
65 gr candied mango
120 gr candied pineapple
65 gr apricot
130 gr macadamia nuts
250 gr chocolate chunks

Instructions

A taste of the tropics in every bite! Preheat oven to 375�. In a large bowl, cream butter. Gradually add brown and white sugars and beat until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift and stir in flour, salt and baking soda. Fold in candied fruits, nuts and white chocolate. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls, well apart, on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375� for about 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks and let cool. Note: If you can't purchase all of the candied fruits, use what you have on hand-it will still be scrumptious. Yield: 2.5 3 dozen. Larry Rosenberg, author of Muffins & Cupcakes (published by The American Cooking Guild), Fairview, NJ. Randy Shearer