White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
These White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies are soft-baked, have a chewy center, and baked in a delicious buttery flavored cookie.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 267kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened (I use salted)
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 oz white chocolate baking bar chopped
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup macadamia nuts coarsely chopped (roughly 4 oz.)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the softened butter, shortening, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Beat in the egg until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl. combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly beat the dry mixture into the wet mixture.
- Fold in the chopped white chocolate bar and the white chocolate chips
- Fold in the macadamia nuts.
- Roll into 1 inch balls and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until the edges are light brown.
- Move to a cooling rack after a few minutes and allow the cookies to cool completely.
Notes
Store in an airtight container.
FREEZING:
When freezing the cookie dough, roll into a tube (like the refrigerated variety) and place it in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Add 1-2 minutes when baking from frozen to the baking time.
Also can be frozen by rolling into 1 inch balls before placing in the freezer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 131IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
