Cookies made with spelt flour, choc chips, macadamias and hazelnuts

By now most of us have heard of spelt flour.  It is a nutritious alternative that is a cousin to wheat.  It is also easy to digest.  You can buy spelt flour from your local health store.

This recipe not only combines nutrients from the spelt flour but is also jam packed with the antioxidants of dark chocolate, macadamia nuts and hazelnuts. 

So let's get started!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups spelt flour
• Handful of dark chocolate, chopped
• Handful of hazelnuts, chopped
• Handful of macadamias, chopped
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 200g butter, melted and cooled
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg and 1 additional egg yolk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 

Method:

1.  Sift the spelt flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
2. In a separate bowl whisk the melted butter and sugar until a deep brown.  Add the egg and additional egg yolk.
3. Add the vanilla extract.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture and fold through.  
5. Add the chocolate, macadamias and hazelnuts.
6. Roll in a dough. Take palm sized pieces and roll out onto a baking tray.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes so just set but gooey in the inside.


A great little tip if you do not want to make all the cookies at once is to save some of the dough.  To do this shape the dough in a log and roll on grease proof paper.  Tie both ends. Put the date and freeze up to 3 months.  

It's truly a luscious recipe! Enjoy :)