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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie Recipe {The Ultimate}

January 2, 2023 by Laura Leave a Comment

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

white chocolate macadamia cookies on a plate

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.
vanilla and eggs added to creamed butter and sugar mixture
  1. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
whisking together flour, salt and baking soda
  1. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
white chocolate macadamia cookies adding dry ingredients to wet ingredients
  1. Stir in the chopped nuts and white chocolate chips.
adding white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts to cookie dough
white chocolate macadamia cookie dough
  1. Drop walnut-sized spoonfuls of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing at least 2 inches apart.
white chocolate macadamia cookie dough on parchment-lined baking sheet
  1. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden.
two white chocolate macadamia nut cookies on a serving plate
  1. Enjoy!
white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies on a plate with a glass of milk

Tips

  • To quickly bring egg to room temperature, gently place in a bowl of warm water and let sit a few minutes.
how to bring an egg to room temperature quickly
  • Don’t chop the macadamia nuts too finely. Coarsely chopping is perfectly acceptable for this recipe. Here’s the size I shoot for:
chopping macadamia nuts on cutting board
chopped macadamia nuts

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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white chocolate macadamia cookies on a plate

White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

Sweet and creamy white chocolate morsels meet salty and crunchy macadamia nuts in this dreamy white chocolate macadamia cookie recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 27 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Servings 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup 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

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter (at room temperature) and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the egg (at room temperature) and vanilla extract to the mixture and beat until well combined.
  • In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
  • Stir in the chopped nuts and white chocolate chips.
  • Drop walnut-sized spoonfuls of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing at least 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden.
  • Enjoy!

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Hi there! I’m Laura, food enthusiast, household manager, wife, and mama to three of the sweetest babes on God’s green earth. Follow along for easy, delicious recipes made with simple ingredients. Read more about me here.

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