Easy White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe
One of my favorite cookies of all time is white chocolate macadamia! I have lots of recipes for white chocolate cookies on my site — including with coconut, with cranberries, and with cream cheese — but this is the first traditional white chocolate macadamia nut cookie recipe I’ve ever posted. Indulge your taste buds in an irresistible blend of sweet and nutty perfection with my these easy white chocolate and macadamia nut cookies. A buttery cookie base is dotted with ample amounts of both white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. The resulting cookies are perfectly soft and chewy. This is an easy recipe made with simple kitchen and pantry staples — minus probably the macadamia nuts. It’s the kind of cookie recipe you turn to when the sweet cravings strike. They’re no-fuss and always satisfying. If you want to make these for holiday entertaining and Christmas parties, or to include as a welcome addition to any Christmas cookie exchanges, they’re a great cookie to include because they stay soft for a long time. Or perhaps you’re a white chocolate fan and are inspired to make them in the spring for Easter or Mother’s Day for a lighter tasting treat, they’ll be gobbled up in no time!
Ingredients in White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
To make this easy recipe for white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies, you’ll only need a handful of easy to find and very common ingredients including the following:
Unsalted butter Granulated sugar Light brown sugar Egg Vanilla extract All-purpose flour Baking soda Salt White chocolate chips Macadamia nuts
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
My instructions for how to make the cookies are as simple as combining wet ingredients and dry ingredients, folding in the mix-ins, a quick chill time, scooping, dropping, then baking. Step 1: Add the softened butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat with a flat beater attachment on a medium-high setting until the butter is pale and creamy. Step 2: Add the egg, vanilla extract, and cream once again until well combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary with a rubber spatula. Step 3: Add the flour, baking soda and salt, and mix until just combined. Step 4: Add the white chocolate and nuts into the dough and mix to incorporate. Step 5: Chill the mixing bowl for 45 minutes in the refrigerator. Step 6: Use a small to medium cookie scoop to form dough mounds. Step 7: Bake just until you see a lightly crisp edge, cool completely on a wire rack, and enjoy!
Tips for the Best Macadamia White Chocolate Cookies
Stand or Hand Mixer: The cookie dough can also be made using a large mixing bowl and hand mixer or of course with a stand mixer. Don’t Overmix: Adding the chocolate chips and macadamia nuts while still bringing the dough together will help prevent the dough from over-mixing the flour mixture. You can also stir the nuts and chips in by hand. Cookie Scoop: I strongly recommend using a medium cookie scoop to form dough mounds that are uniform in size so they bake evenly. However, if you don’t have one you can make rounded tablespoons of dough using a tablespoon. Butter: Unsalted butter was used in this recipe, however it can be substituted for salted butter. If using salted butter, omit the 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Baking Soda: Not to be confused with baking powder. Always make sure your baking soda is fresh. This is what helps prevent your cookie recipe from falling flat. A thicker texture is what we want. Salt: The salt content of the cookies can be increased or decreased to suit personal tastes. However, because white chocolate can read very sweet, I recommend using the full amount of salt called for to balance the flavor profile. White Chocolate Chips vs. Chunks: The white chocolate chips can be substituted for chopped white chocolate chunks from a high quality bar of white chocolate. Note that chocolate chopped from a bar will have a tendency to melt in ‘pools’ whereas chips have stabilizers in them to prevent melting.
How to Store White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Cookies
Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. However, if you’re putting these in a cookie exchange, you can feel quite confident that they’ll taste great for 7 days. Make sure not to overbake them though!
Can the Cookies Be Frozen?
You can freeze baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Or you can freeze unbaked cookie dough balls for up to 3 months and then bake off as many cookies as you’d like when the time is right. If using this method, there’s no need to thaw before baking – simply add a couple minutes to the overall baking time.
More Easy White Chocolate Recipes:
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