Last week, I was searching for an easy dessert that would be kid-friendly yet sophisticated enough to serve with a nice meal. Since I planned on sharing the meal with our neighbors, I had to be at the top of my culinary game. The kids requested cookies, but to me chocolate chip cookies just are too ordinary to be impressive. I landed on this version of the white chocolate macadamia nut cookie. The saltiness of the macadamia nuts go perfectly with the sweet white chocolate. Plus, it’s just a little bit more refined than its chocolate chip cousin.
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
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Serves: 36
A flavorful change from the traditional chocolate chip cookie. Macadamia nuts give these cookies a salty goodness that highlights the sweet chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1 C. butter, softened
- ¾ C. brown sugar
- ½ C. white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 2½ C. flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 C. coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
- 1¼ C. white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixer, cream the butter, sugars, and eggs together.
- Add eggs, one at at time. Add vanilla and almond extract.
- Next, combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Add to the butter mixture and stir until well-combined.
- Add nuts and chocolate chips.
- Drop teaspoons of batter onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
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