Whip up a batch of these macadamia nut cookies. Buttery, sweet, and studded with white chocolate chips and chopped macadamia nuts. These homemade cookies are such a delicious way to use macadamia nuts. Kids and adults will have a hard time stopping at just one cookie.
This white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookie is one that is great for packing in a lunch, serving up as a Christmas white chocolate cookie, or even gifting to a loved one or bake sale.
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This macadamia cookie is one I make a lot. It is a simple prep, and the cookies are thick, fluffy and the perfect texture. One of my favorites.
Why This Cookie Recipe Is A Hit
Pantry Staple Ingredients – Almost all the ingredients you need are what you might already have stocked in your fridge and pantry. Granted if you don’t keep around macadamia nuts you might need to run to the store for those.
Simple Steps – A simple cookie recipe that you can mix with a whisk or a hand mixer! It is up to you.
Soft Fluffy Cookies – This white macadamia cookie recipe is light, soft, and fluffy. These cookies bake up thick, for a perfect bite.
Cookie Swap and Gifts – Whether you take part in a cookie swap, or want to make some cookies to gift a loved one, someone having a baby, etc. This cookie recipe is always a great one.
Ingredients You Will Need
- All Purpose Flour – The base is all purpose flour. Make sure you measure your flour properly. Spoon flour into a measuring cup, making sure to not to pack in, and then use a knife to run on top for a level.
- Baking Soda
- Salt – If you use salted butter, skip adding in salt to the cookies.
- Unsalted Butter
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar – I used a light brown sugar.
- Vanilla Extract – Learn how to make vanilla in the Instant Pot.
- Almond Extract
- Eggs
- White Chocolate Chips
- Macadamia Nuts
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How to Make
Full directions on how to make macadamia cookies are in the printable recipe card below. This is a walk through with images to help readers.
Step 1: Add your dry ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine. Then set aside for later.
Step 2: Now you will mix your softened butter and sugars together with a mixer or whisk for around 2 minutes to make the mixture nice and creamy.
Step 3: Next, add in the eggs and your vanilla extract, and almond extract. Make sure to mix to ensure eggs incorporate.
Step 4: Slowly add in the dry ingredients. Use a spatula to scrape down the edges of your mixer.
Step 5: Now add in the white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts and mix. You want to incorporate into the batter. Use a spatula or stir on low.
Step 6: Cover and refrigerate the cookie dough for 1 hour to overnight.
Step 7: Preheat the oven, and then place a silicone baking mat or cooking spray on cookie sheet. Use a cookie scoop and dish up the batter.
Step 8: Bake as directed, and then remove from the baking sheet and place on a cooling rack. Serve and enjoy these decadent homemade macadamia nut white chocolate cookies.
Storage
Store at Room Temperature: Let the cookies cool completely and the store in an airtight container or sealed bag on the counter for up to 4-5 days. The cookies will of course dry out as the days pass. I recommend eating within the first few days.
Freeze Cookies: You can also freeze any cookies you don’t plan to eat right away. Store in a freezer bag or container for 3-4 months. Then when you want some, remove and thaw on the counter, or defrost in microwave.
Just don’t overcook in microwave or it will burn the chocolate chips.
Expert Tips
- Use softened butter, it will cream up really well with the sugar, giving you the perfect texture to the cookies.
- If you use salted butter omit the salt in the recipe.
- Chilling the dough for 1 hour is a must, or your cookies will not stay fluffy and fall flat.
- Make sure your baking soda is active by pouring a little in a bowl and then dump vinegar. If it bubbles your baking soda is good. Since it isn’t used a lot you don’t want to use stale soda in a recipe.
- Cookie scoops are great so that all your cookies can bake up evenly. If you don’t use a scoop some cookies can be undercooked and others overcooked if they are different sizes.
- Baking Soda allows for a soft and chewy cookie. You will find a lot of cookie recipes use baking powder, but this recipe I specifically love baking soda in.
Variations To Recipe
- Leave out the almond extract and just do vanilla extract.
- Sprinkle with flaked salt for added flavor to the cookies.
- Swap white chocolate chips with peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, etc.
FAQs
Macadamia nuts are a lot more expensive then some variety of nuts at the store. Harvesting macadamia nuts takes a lot longer, and you will find that is why the price is higher. It takes up to 8-10 years for a Macadamia nut tree to bear fruit.
You can leave your nuts whole, chop with a knife, or even toss in a food processor and pulse a couple of times. You will find it is very easy and you have options in terms of breaking up the nuts a bit.
It is not recommended to give your dog any of the cookies. You will find that dogs can experience stomach and intestinal issues, muscle weakness and more.
Macadamia nuts are the rarest nut as they take a long time to produce and be harvested and sold. You will find a lot of care goes into the process of getting these nuts on the market.
Cashews can be swapped in place of macadamia nuts if you need to have a swap. Make sure to use unsalted or salted depending on the recipe you are working with.
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Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Butter softened at room temperature
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar light
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
- 2 cups White Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Macadamia Nuts
Instructions
- First in a bowl add your flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Then with a whisk or in a mixer you are going to take your softened butter and cream with the granulated sugar and brown sugar. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes to make it nice and creamy.
- Once mixed well, add in the vanilla, almond extract and eggs. Mix well to ensure eggs are mixed.
- Then slowly add in the dry flour mixture, scraping sides as you go.
- Once the batter is formed fold in the white chocolate chips and the macadamia nuts. Mix with the mixer or fold in with a spatula.
- Refrigerate the macadamia nut cookie batter for 1 hour to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. When you are ready, place cooking spray on the pan or a silicone baking mat. Use a cookie scoop and spoon up cookies, to place spread out on the pan.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes or until the cookies are fully done.
- Place your white chocolate macadamia nut cookies on a cooling rack to completely cool. Then store in an airtight container.
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