M&m's Chocolate Macadamia Chewies

• 3/4 cups butter
• 23 cups brown sugar, light firmly packed
• 1 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups flour, all-purpose
• 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cups coconut, shredded (desiccated)
• 3/4 cups macadamia nuts coarsely chopped
• 12 ounces m&m's mini baking bits

1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
2. In a large bowl with electric mixer, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg, milk and vanilla, blending well.
4. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; blend well into creamed mixture.
5. Blend in coconut and macadamia nuts.
6. By hand, stir in "M&M's" Chocolate Mini Baking Bits.
7. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto un-greased cookie sheets; flatten slightly with back of spoon.
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or just until set.
9. Do not over bake.
10. Cool 1 minute before removing to wire rack; cool completely.
11. Store in tightly covered container.

butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, coconut, nuts, baking bits

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/m-amp-ms-chocolate-macadamia-ch-51004 (may not work)