Description
These White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies are delectably soft and chewy with a perfect balance of sweet white chocolate and crunchy macadamia nuts. Easy to make and perfect for any occasion, these cookies offer a rich, buttery flavor with a delightful texture that melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 175 g light brown sugar
- 1 large/medium egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 275 g plain flour
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Add-ins
- 150 g white chocolate chips
- 150 g macadamia nuts, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 180ºC Fan or 200ºC regular temperature and line two to three baking trays with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Create Butter and Sugar Mixture: In a large bowl, add the unsalted butter and light brown sugar and beat them together until the mixture is creamy and well combined, ensuring a smooth base for the cookie dough.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Incorporate the egg and optional vanilla extract into the butter and sugar mixture, beating again until fully combined and the batter is smooth.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Add the plain flour, cornflour, bicarbonate of soda, and sea salt into the wet ingredients. Beat the mixture until a soft cookie dough is formed, being careful not to overmix.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips and Nuts: Gently fold in the white chocolate chips and chopped macadamia nuts into the cookie dough, ensuring they are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
- Portion the Dough: Using a 5cm scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared baking trays, placing a maximum of six cookies per tray to allow room for spreading during baking.
- Bake the Cookies: Place the trays in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly golden around the edges but still soft in the center.
- Cool the Cookies: Remove the trays from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve and Enjoy: Once cooled, serve your delicious white chocolate and macadamia cookies and enjoy their rich, nutty flavor and satisfying texture.
Notes
- These cookies are deliciously chocolatey, nutty, and heavenly with a perfect balance of flavors.
- For best results, use fresh unsalted butter and high-quality white chocolate chips.
- Chopping the macadamia nuts coarsely will add a pleasant crunch to the texture.
- If you prefer a stronger vanilla flavor, don’t skip the vanilla extract.
- Handle the dough gently to keep the cookies soft and chewy after baking.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 281 kcal
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 19 mg
