White chocolate and macadamia nuts are such a great combination. The creamy white chocolate pairs perfectly with the slightly waxy, crunchy texture of the nuts.
These cookies aren’t exactly the prettiest cookies you’ll ever see.
They are a little bumpy and lumpy, but their taste more than makes up for it.
My Tips for making The best white chocolate macadamia nut cookies
Don’t be tempted to use margarine or baking spread – real butter all the way! If you use anything else, the texture of the cookies will be…weird. Plus butter makes everything taste good.
I use a mixture of soft light brown sugar and granulated sugar in this recipe.
Soft light brown sugar is brilliant for cookies – it adds moisture and adds a caramel, butterscotch taste.
There’s no need for caster sugar – good old granulated sugar works just fine here.
Try to avoid overmixing the cookie batter. You just need to mix until the flour has disappeared into the batter and there are no streaks of flour.
If you beat the living daylights out of the dough, your cookies will be tough and hard. Sad times!
Many cookie recipes require you to chill the dough in the fridge. It’s generally a good idea to do this as it prevents the cookies from spreading out in the oven.
I’ve discovered that using a fridge cold egg actually does the same job. It doesn’t work for all cookie recipes, but it really does the trick here.
While we’re on the subject of cookies spreading, never place cookie dough on warm baking sheets unless you want them to spread out into one giant cookie!
Naturally, the better quality white chocolate you use in this recipe the better your cookies are going to taste.
I love Callebaut chocolate chips – ordering a big bag works out about the same price as the little bags you can buy in the supermarket and they keep well for several months.
You can also use a chopped up white chocolate bar if you prefer, but I like those cute little chocolate chips for this particular recipe.
I add a little salt to the cookie dough to balance out all that sweetness. Salt is a crucial ingredient in baking that’s often overlooked.
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For a fruity twist, add 50g dried cranberries to the batter along with the chocolate chips.
Instead of macadamias, you could use pecans or walnuts instead.
want to see more cookie recipes?
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White chocolate, orange and cranberry cookies
Double chocolate Malteser cookies
Leftover chocolate Easter cookies
Cadbury creme egg chocolate brownie cookies
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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
These white chocolate macadamia nut cookies are soft, chewy and so delicious!
Ingredients
- 150g soft butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 75g soft light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 medium fridge cold egg, beaten
- 160g plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 150g white chocolate chunks or chips
- 50g macadamia nuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160Fan/350F. Grease and line a large baking tray.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and both sugars together until light and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat well.
- Stir together the flour, salt and the bicarbonate of soda. Gradually add the the dry ingredients until just combined and no pockets of flour are visible.
- Gently stir in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts.
- Roll tablespoons of dough, place on your baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are light golden brown.
- The cookies should still feel a little soft in the middle and will be pretty fragile, so leave them on the baking tray for 5-10 minutes before tranferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 14 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 266Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 171mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 3g
Any nutritional information shown is the estimated nutritional information per serving.
Happy New Year Nic!Don't worry, I'm in the same boat as you! Only just completed my first blog post of 2012!I could murder some of those cookies about now with my cuppa!Xx
Happy New Year Nic 🙂 Those cookies look so good!! Going to book-mark this recipe.Mariax
Happy New Year to you too. I do love a good cookie and one with macadamia nuts is total luxury in my books.
How many cookies does this recipe make please?
Hi Sarb, you should get 12-14 cookies.
I love macadamia nuts. These cookies sound so darn delicious. I could totally eat a dozen of these.
They are so moreish! I love macadamia nuts too. Thanks Esha!
Oh yummy! I love homemade cookies and always use butter for them too. After all, there is no point in skimping on a recipe that is supposed to be a treat anyway!
Ha ha exactly Corina! There’s no substitute for real butter. Thank you!
Oooh yum! I love a chewy cookie and these look perfect.
Thank you Cat! I find these quite addictive!
Yummy! I am going to definitely make these!
Thanks, I hope you love them as much as I do!
Absolutely real butter all the way. These cookies sound absolutely delightful and they look like real cookies too. Macadamia nuts are a fab addition and I love the way white chocolate caramelises when you bake biscuits.
Thank you Choclette. Macadamia nuts are a real treat and so lovely for baking!