3/4 c  Unsalted butter; softened
     1 c  Granulated sugar
     1 c  Packed brown sugar
     2 c  Peanut butter; smooth or
          -crunchy
   1/2 c  Macadamia nuts; chopped
          -(optional)
     2    Eggs
     1 ts Vanilla extract
     1 ts TABASCO? pepper sauce
     3 c  All-purpose flour
     1 ts Salt
     1 ts Baking soda
Preheat oven to 350?F. Lightly butter and flour cookie sheet.
 In large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Stir in peanut butter and
 macadamia nuts; mix until well blended. Add eggs, vanilla and TABASCO?
 pepper sauce. Mix until well combined.
 In another bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking soda. Add to nut
 mixture and stir until blended.
 Spoon about one heaping tablespoon of batter on prepared cookie sheet. Coat
 tines of fork in flour and score each cookie in crisscross pattern. Bake
 l5-l7 minute or until edges begin to turn golden. Set aside to cool on
 racks.
Makes 2 dozen cookies.
Busted by Karen Sonnessa ksonness@suffolk.lib.ny.us
                 
                 Yields       
                24 Servings                
