White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie Recipe {The Ultimate}

Sweet and creamy white chocolate morsels meet salty and crunchy macadamia nuts in this dreamy white chocolate macadamia cookie recipe.

Ingredients for White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup (or one 8-tablespoon stick) butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
• 1 cup white chocolate chips, such as Ghirardelli White Premium Baking Chips

How to Make White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the egg (at room temperature) and vanilla extract to the mixture and beat until well combined.

4. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

5. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.

6. Stir in the chopped nuts and white chocolate chips.

7. Drop walnut-sized spoonfuls of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing at least 2 inches apart.

8. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden.

9. Enjoy!

Tips

• To quickly bring egg to room temperature, gently place in a bowl of warm water and let sit a few minutes.

• Don’t chop the macadamia nuts too finely. Coarsely chopping is perfectly acceptable for this recipe. Here’s the size I shoot for:

Freezing Cookie Dough

These cookies are great for freezing and baking later on! In our house, we eat cookies fairly often, but usually only a small batch, enough for one or two per person.

Since most cookie recipes make a gob, when making cookie dough of any kind, I like to make the full batch – our even double it – bake a few right away, and then freeze the rest.

To do this, simply roll the dough into walnut-sized balls onto a foil- or parchment-lined baking sheet and pop in the freezer. As soon as they’re frozen, remove the dough balls from the sheet and place in a freezer bag, squeezing out as much air as you can. Be sure to label your bag with the type of dough and baking directions.

When you’re ready to bake your cookies, simply place the dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for about 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.

For best results, let the frozen dough balls rest on the baking sheet to thaw for 10-15 minutes before baking. This helps them to bake more evenly.

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