Airbake Giant Cashew White Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 (12 ounce) package vanilla baking chips or white chocolate baking bar, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups salted cashews, coarsley chopped
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Stir in egg and vanilla; mix until well blended.

3. 3

   Stir in flour and soda.

4. 4

   Add 1 1/2 cups (9 oz.) vanilla chips and 1 cup cashews; mix well.

5. 5

   Shape dough into 2 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten slightly.

6. 6

   Bake 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove to wire cooling racks. Cool completely.

7. 7

   Melt remaining 1/2 cup (3 oz.) vanilla chips. Dip in an edge of each cookie and decorate with remaining chopped cashews. If desired, drizzle with melted chocolate.