White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Supremely thick, chewy, and loaded with the classic combo of rich white chocolate and buttery macadamia nuts, these white chocolate macadamia nut cookies are a cookie jar keeper!
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 255kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (110g) packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-3/4 cups (225g) all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 tablespoon (10g) cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon (4g) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon (1g) kosher salt
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup roasted macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat butter and both sugars together until completely creamy, about 2 minutes of mixing. Beat in egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Beat flour mixture into butter mixture until a soft dough forms. Fold in white chocolate and macadamia nuts until combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours or up to 6 days.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350F and line 2 medium sheet pans with parchment paper. Remove dough from refrigerator, roll into 1-inch balls, and place 1 inch apart on prepared sheet pans.
- Bake cookies at 350F 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Allow to cool 10 minutes on sheet pan, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. Cookies may also be frozen up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg