White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe
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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe
Description
The White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies start with a blend of flour, salt, and baking soda mixed separately from the creamed butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, which are beaten until light and fluffy. Vanilla and eggs are added carefully to the wet mixture before combining with the dry ingredients. Folding in white chocolate chips and chopped macadamia nuts gives the cookies their characteristic sweet and nutty profile.
Chilling the dough for at least an hour firms it up, making it easier to scoop and controlling spread during baking. Cookies are portioned into 2-ounce balls placed with adequate space on parchment-lined sheets and baked at 375°F until the edges are set and golden while the centers remain soft. Baking one tray at a time ensures even heat distribution.
The resulting cookies feature tender interiors with slight chew and contrasting nut crunch, enhanced by bursts of creamy white chocolate. They make a satisfying treat for those who enjoy classic cookie textures paired with rich mix-ins.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 12.5 oz / 354 g
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter softened, 8 oz / 225 g
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar 7 ½ oz/212 g
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large egg
- 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips 9 oz/255 g
- 1 ½ cups macadamia nuts chopped, 7 ½ oz/213 g