Chocolate Greek Yoghurt Chip and Macadamia Nut Cookies

These decadent biscuits are not too sweet and have the right amount of chocolate to satisfy any chocoholic. Soft and crumbly like cake these are perfect to make not only for Valentine's Day but any time you want to share. 

Chocolate Greek Yoghurt Chip and Macadamia Nut Cookies

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1/2 cup butter, softened 

1/2 cup apple sauce

1 1/2 cups caster sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour

2/3 cup good quality cocoa powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

1 cup of Greek yoghurt chips

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Line a baking tray with parchment paper. 

In a large bowl beat the butter, apple sauce, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add this to the butter mixture.

Stir in the nuts and greek yoghurt chips.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking tray. Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until set.

Remove from baking tray. Let cool on wire racks. 

Notes: Chopped walnuts or pecans will do. You may not be able to find Greek yoghurt chips so 1 package of white chocolate chips may be used instead. The dough will be very sticky and moist, not to worry, that is why lining the baking tray is important. 
I found that by 8 minutes the cookies still had not completely set, probably because I made them a bit bigger than a teaspoonful, so I added a few extra minutes... in total, baking them for about 13 - 15minutes rather than the 8 - 10 minutes.

*The Greek yoghurt chips were bought at a shop called Bulk Barn here in E-town. They look like white chocolate chips however have a sweet sour taste rather than a sickly sweet taste.