Macadamia Butterballs Mix in a Jar recipe

Layer the following in a quart-size jar:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup miniature chocolate chips

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Macadamia Butterballs

Cream 1 cup butter or margarine. Gradually add contents of jar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, mixing well. Chill dough 3 hours or overnight.

Scoop dough by teaspoonful; roll into balls. Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 325 degrees F for 15-18 minutes. Do not brown. Roll warm cookies in confectioners sugar. Dough can be colored by a few drops of food coloring if desired.

Makes 5 dozen small cookies.