White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
These cookies are my weekly installment of baking up the cookies you said were your favorites in my cookie cookbook giveaway. I’m still baking my way through the top 10 and can’t believe I have never made macadamia nut cookies! I actually have never even eaten a homemade macadamia nut cookie; only the large bakery-style store bought variety. Needless to say, I’m thrilled to have another fabulous cookie recipe tucked into my apron pockets! I used roasted and salted macadamia nuts – the salty flavor mixed with the sweet of the white chocolate and cookie dough is a fabulous combination. These are definitely one of the tastiest cookies I’ve ever made.
Can you believe that of all of the baking cookbooks I own (which include big ones like Dorie Greenspan, Baking Illustrated, Williams Sonoma, etc.) not ONE has a recipe for White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies? Maybe it’s just me, but I found that to be incredibly bizarre for how popular these cookies are! So I started poking around the web for recipes and of course there were more than enough for me to wade through. This one, however, caught my eye because I immediately recognized the ingredient list (quantities included) as being almost identical to the Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that has become my standard. That’s all it took for me to pick this recipe out of the bunch and I’m so glad that I did – they’re fabulous! The cookies are slightly crisp on the outside with a soft and chewy interior, full of chunks of macadamia nuts and white chocolate. Truly an awesome cookie.
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Cookies from the Top 10 I have made:
Snickerdoodles
No-Bake Cookies
Almond Macaroons with Nutella Filling
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Thick & Chewy)
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies
Sugar Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Peanut Butter Blossoms
One year ago: Hearty Whole Wheat Bread
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
- ¾ cup (170.25 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 cup (220 g) packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups (201 g) chopped macadamia nuts
- 2 cups (360 g) white chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
- 3. Beat together the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the egg, then beat in the egg yolk, then beat in the vanilla.
- 4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture until just moistened. Stir in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips by hand with a rubber spatula.
- 5. Roll into balls or drop by heaping tablespoons onto baking sheets, and press down on the cookies with your palm a bit to flatten (not too much!).
- 6. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges look golden brown and the middles don’t look quite set. Allow to finish cooling on the baking sheet.
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Hi Kady,
I’m sorry to hear that these cookies didn’t turn out for you. I’m not sure what could have caused the problem though. Did you allow the melted butter to cool before using it in the recipe? This is the exact same base that I have used for my Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies for almost two years now and have never had a problem at all. I have received a lot of feedback on both these macadamia nut and chocolate chip cookies and no one has mentioned this problem. Hopefully another reader can perhaps shed some light.
Did anyone else have a problem baking these cookies? I followed the recipe, questioned melting the butter, but did it anyway, and the “dough” looked more like cake batter – way too thin to even begin to make cookies. I had to add almost a whole cup of flour to make the dough resemble cookie dough. I LOVE white chocolate macadamias and the first batch just came out of the oven. They look too puffy, but no wonder since I added so much more flour. I can’t figure out what happened. I’ve been baking for 40 years, so I’m not a novice. I looked up other recipes for this same cookie and ALL the others I found said to use SOFTENED butter. I bet that was my problem. Anybody else try this recipe and have a problem. I posted this recipe on my blog before Christmas and now feel I have to go back and not only revise it, but offer an applogy to those who tried it and had the same problem I did. I’d love to hear from anybody who make these. Thanks!
When I use melted butter I refrigerate the the dough for a few hours before baking, the dough will look more like cookie dough consistency and the the cookies are thick and chewy.
very tasty cookie… 1st half of the batch came out a little browner (and quite crispy) than i wanted so i took the 2 half out a lot earlier and they are still rather crispy… maybe next batch i will add one more egg yolk… but again, very tasty… just want a bit chewier
OMG! I am certain that they taste just like Mrs Higgins’ ones!!! They’re my absolute favourite and my sister usually buy them for me whenever she stopped by Auckland. I’ve always wanted to know how to make one and now I can~ Thanks!!!
These cookies are not only delicious, they are gorgeous to look at!
Thank you SO much
I wanted to make White Choc Mac Nut cookies today and spent all night going through my cookbooks. Couldn’t find a one! So I did a google search this morning and lo and behold – your recipe popped up! :) I can’t wait to try the recipe. Your sweet and sour chicken rocked so I have high hopes for the cookies.
I made these cookies but I didn’t have any macadamia nuts. They were very yummy…I sprinkled coarse salt on the tops before I baked them and it gave them a nice contrast with how sweet the chocolate chips are. You are rapidly gaining credibility in my kitchen, Brown Eyed Baker.
My absolute favourite cookie!
1 1/2 cups of chips are fine. 2 were way too much. thanks for the recipe! satisfied my sugar rush!
Jen & Steph – So glad you both enjoyed these! Thanks for stopping back to share your results!
these were great! i made them last night…yum!
Just made these cookies from your recipe. By far the best I ever had. Thanks so much for posting this! My family loves them!
These were my pick! I’ve only tasted them once, since I cant find macadamia nuts anywhere, but they were soooooooo good! These look just like them :)
Eliana – isn’t that weird?? I would love your recipe for the muffins!
Hi Jackie – You could use pretty much any nut that you do like. I think pecans would be especially good in here, as well as peanuts. If you try a different variation, I’d love to hear how you liked them!
I used light brown sugar (sorry I left out the “light” – I went back and edited the recipe, thanks for catching that!).
mmmmmmm love thick and chewy cookies! these sound great! and so weird so many books didn’t have a recipe!
Hi
I was wondering what other kind of nuts can I use, I do not like Macadamia Nuts. Also what kind of brown sugar did you use light or dark.
I was also thinking of using Hazelnuts as a change up. I still love Macadamia nuts.
This is by far my favorite cookie and yours look incredible. Funny that none of my books here have a recipe for it either BUY I do have a recipe for white chocolate macadamia nut muffins.
OMG…gluten free here we come!
Those look divine!
Pam
http://www.alovefornewrecipes.blogspot.com
Those look delicious – and I don’t even like white chocolate, but they are making me hungry! Stop by my blog at messybaker.wordpress.com for a blog award – I’m not able to post on the nest anymore, but wanted to let you know that I still read and enjoy your blog.
These look so good. I have never made them at home either, but will definetly try this recipe!
I wish I knew someone who loved these. I would love to make them :P
I like them!!! Make some for me!!! Haha
I will for sure do these…they are my husband’s second favorite behind snickerdoodles!!
Would love to have one of these right now! By the way,I did find your message in my spam. I replied to it with my address, so let me know if you didn’t get it. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
These look delicious. One of my favorite cookies!
I need a cookie or two and a tall glass or milk!!!!
HAHA! I did that too! I just took the ATK recipe and replaced with white choc and macadamia THey are soooooooooooooo good! mmmmm
You’re killin’ me! i love these cookies!
I am always up for a cookie. These look great!
These are one of my most favorite cookies! Must try recipe:)