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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies - The name is certainly a mouth full, but I promise you'll be glad to have a mouth full of them. Make them with regular macadamia nuts or try out my extra step of roasting the nuts before folding them into buttery, sweet cookie dough speckled with white chocolate.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 30 minutes or less, cookies, macadamia nuts, white chocolate
Servings: 20
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Nicole Beaulieu

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cups butter unsalted, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cup flour all-purpose
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1 cup macadamia nuts roughly chopped, optionally roasted*
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Add the butter and both sugars to a large mixing bowl and cream together until smooth. Add the whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, then continue to beat until light, with the sugars mostly dissolved.
  • Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into the mixing bowl. Mix just until you no longer see any flour, then scrape down the sides with a spatula and fold in any remaining dry ingredients. Fold in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips.
  • Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out ~2 tbsp-sized balls of dough and line them on the baking sheet, with room for them to spread. Transfer the sheet pan to the fridge for 10-15 minutes, just until the dough is cool.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to turn golden. Let the cookies cool on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Notes

*To roast the macadamia nuts:
  1. Preheat the oven to 325F. Add the macadamia nuts to a sheet pan in a single layer.
  2. Roast the nuts for 10-15 minutes, or until golden. Take them out of the oven to toss every 3-4 minutes to ensure they brown evenly.
Nutritional information is calculated on 20 cookies. You may end up with more or less depending on the size you end up making. 
Nutritional information is an estimate and may vary depending on the ingredients you use.
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Nutrition

Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg