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White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Cookies
White chocolate chip macadamia cookies. Recipe adapted from Cook's Illustrated.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 334 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 7 ounces unsalted butter (14 Tablespoons)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar (5 1/4 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (or kosher)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 8 oz white chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup macadamia nuts chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Place oven rack in the middle position of the oven.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with silpat or parchment paper.
- In a bowl whisk flour and baking soda together.
- In a large skillet, heat 10 Tablespoons butter over medium high heat, swirling pan until butter turns a golden brown and has a nutty aroma. Remove from heat, pour melted butter into a large mixing bowl and add the remaining 4 Tablespoons butter, whisking until butter melts.
- Whisk in both sugars, vanilla, and salt into bowl, mixing until fully incorporated. Add whole egg and egg yolk to sugar and butter mixture, whisking until smooth and shiny. Let the mixture rest 3 minutes. Repeat this step, whisking and resting twice, until it's smooth, shiny and thick.
- Add flour mixture and incorporate with a rubber spatula, just until combined.
- Fold in white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts until everything is combined and no flour pockets remain.
- Use a cookie scoop, or weigh dough into 16 equal portions. (About 3 Tablespoons)
- Place dough balls onto prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart, 8 to a cookie sheet.
- Bake trays one at a time for 10 to 14 minutes rotating trays halfway. Cool a few minutes and then transfer to a rack to finish cooling.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
334kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
202mg
(8%)
Potassium
102mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
347IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 334kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 202mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 102mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 347IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.