Bakery-Style White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
You can make thick, soft, and chewy cookies at home that taste like they came from a gourmet bakery. This easy recipe delivers buttery, salty-sweet cookies loaded with white chocolate chunks and macadamia nuts.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 13 min
- Total Time: 28 min
- Yield: 18 large cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chunks or chips
- 1 1/2 cups dry roasted macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy. This takes about 3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix the dough.
- Fold in the white chocolate chunks and the chopped macadamia nuts using a spatula.
- Scoop the dough using a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons per cookie) and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. For thicker cookies, gently press the tops down slightly.
- Bake for 10 to 13 minutes. The edges should look set and golden brown, but the centers should still look slightly soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, lightly toast your macadamia nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes before chopping and adding them to the dough.
- If you want a bakery-style appearance, press a few extra white chocolate chunks and macadamia nuts onto the tops of the dough balls before baking.
- This recipe does not require chilling the dough, giving you quick homemade macadamia cookies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 55