White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

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I can’t get enough of a classic white chocolate macadamia nut cookie. It’s one I don’t bake as often as I’d like to, but I’ll eat half the tray when I do remember to grab some macadamia nuts from the store. I like to load mine up with extra nuts to give these cookies a nice crunchy texture and nutty flavor.

If you like this recipe, be sure to check out my classic sugar cookies here.

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🍴 12 Cookies │⏱ Prep Time: 10 Minutes │⏱ Bake Time: 10 Minutes│ Total Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 Cup and 1 tablespoon macadamia nuts
1/4 Cup and 1 tablespoon white chocolate chips

Equipment
mixing bowl or stand mixer
measuring cups
whisk or stand mixer
cookie tray
cookie scoop
cooling rack
foil
spatula

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.

2. In a small mixing bowl or stand mixer, whisk together 1/3 cup sugar and 2 egg yolks

3. Add in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 cup butter and mix

4. Add in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and mix

5. Add in 1/2 cup flour and mix.

6. Fold in 1/4 cup macadamia nuts and 1/4 cup white chocolate chips

7. Use a cookie scoop to scoop the cookies onto the tray.

8. Optional - press 1/2 tablespoon of macadamia nuts and 1/2 tablespoon white chocolate chips into the cookie balls

9. Bake for 5 minutes.

10. Remove from oven

11. Press remaining macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips onto the partially baked cookies

12. Bake for 5 more minutes

13. Remove from oven

14. Tap the cookie tray onto the counter to deflate the cookies

15. Transfer to a cooling rack or plate

16. Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

Tapping your cookie tray on the counter isn't required, but deflating the cookies gives them a nice wrinkly texture and helps keep them moist!

The trick to having picture perfect cookies is saving a little bit of topping for the halfway bake mark. This helps evenly distribute your toppings.

You may need to alter your bake time depending on your oven; when I moved into my house and started using a gas oven for the first time, I had to re-work all of my recipes! Don’t get discouraged.

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