Best Ever White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe 465 Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts and baking chips., Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving or, if desired, reheat on a baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven 3-4 minutes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Melt 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) of the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook, swirling the skillet, until the butter is golden brown. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the brown sugar, granulated sugar and remaining 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter. Drizzle in the cooled brown butter. Mix in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla extract.
• In a separate small bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix until incorporated. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix well. Add the nuts and white chocolate and mix until incorporated. Drop large scoops of dough onto the prepared baking sheets using a 2 1/4-inch ice cream scoop.
• For the topping: Top the cookies with a few chocolate chunks and chopped nuts. Bake until the edges start to brown, about 14 minutes. Sprinkle the tops with a small amount of sea salt. Let cool on the baking sheets.

BEST WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In 8-inch saute pan, bring butter to golden brown (~5 to 8 minutes).
• Stir in brown sugar and let stand in refrigerator for 45 minutes.
• Grate 3oz white chocolate. Coarsely chop remaining 5oz. Set aside.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Place cooled butter in mixer. Using the paddle attachment, add granulated sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Beat in dry ingredients.
• Add grated white chocolate and macadamia nuts. Stir until combined.
• Note: I refrigerated my dough while I heated up the oven here.
• Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Dip top in coarsely chopped white chocolate. (I skipped this step) Place on non-stick cookie sheet, spaced 3-inches apart.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes. (Be careful, I cooked my cookies only ~8 minutes. Watch them to see!) Cool on rack.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHUNK-MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Using a mixer, beat the butter in a large mixing bowl until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the brown sugar and mix together until smooth.
• Add the egg and vanilla. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Blend in the flour mixture in 3 stages and stir in the white chocolate and the nuts.
• Scoop out walnut-sized mounds of the cookie dough and place on the cookie sheet, leaving 2-inches between the mounds. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the cookies are golden. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and transfer the cookies from the parchment to cooling racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Freeze for longer storage.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on high speed. Add the coconut, egg, milk, and vanilla; mix well.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until dough forms. Mix in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts.
• Preheat the oven to 300 F while you let the dough rest for 30-60 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Measure out about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the dough and form a ball. Drop each ball of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart and bake for 12-14 minutes.
• Do not overbake! Cookies should come out of the oven appearing slightly browned, yet undercooked.
• When cooled, the cookies will be soft and chewy.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Cream the butter and add the sugars.
• Beat in the vanilla extract and eggs.
• Add dry ingredients; mix well.
• Add in white chocolate chips and nuts.
• Combine mixture until well blended.
• Using a medium cookie scoop (or two tablespoonfuls batter) drop on ungreased baking sheet.
• They are large, so you may need to flatten a little before baking.
• Bake for 10 minutes.