Tropical Key Lime White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Food

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 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.

TROPICAL KEY LIME WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F (180C).
• In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugars and vanilla extract at high speed until well combined.
• Add the egg, lime juice and lime zest and beat for 1 additional minute.
• Gradually add in the flour mixture.
• Stir in the nuts, coconut and white chocolate chips by hand.
• Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-11 minutes or until edges are slightly brown.

TROPICAL WHITE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs,beating until blended. Add coconut,lime rind,and lime juice,beating until blended.
• Combine flour,baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl;gradually add to butter mixture,beating well. Stir in white chocolate morsels and macadamia nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

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.

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 MACADAMIA NUT COOKIE BRITTLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Add butter and vanilla; mix well. Add nuts; mix until blended.
• Press nut mixture onto bottom of 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 15 to 18 minute or until lightly browned. Turn oven off. Let dessert stand in oven 5 to 8 minute or until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool completely.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over dessert. Let stand until firm. Break into pieces to serve.