T.G.I.C.F. – Thank God it’s Cookie Friday! The weekend is close and this means it is time to celebrate. Well… at least a bit. With cookies, of course! Fortunately, I got a fresh batch of cookies here for you. Some of my all-time favorite cookies: White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies! I am pretty sure I am not the only one loving these cookies… they are soo good!
Whenever I think about macadamias I automatically think about the Islands of Hawai’i. I’ve been there once with a friend – let’s say a hundred years ago – and fell in love immediately with the Big Island! Volcanoes, palm trees, everything green and colorful… great food all over the island and of course – macadamia nuts all over the place ;) They are sold basically everywhere on Hawai’i. I think I never had that much macadamias in such a short period of time. That’s the advantage if you are in a place that produces something so special…
Anyway. You can make the cookies with salted or unsalted macadamias. I recommend using unsalted macadamias. Just a better fit here. The cookies are ideal to make cookie ice cream sandwiches. Just get an ice cream that is sold in a cup and cut it into thick slices – pack that between two cookies and you will have a sweet treat which is perfect for a hot summer day. I can actually not think of anything better in summer ;)
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
1 1⁄3 cups (175g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1⁄4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup (110g) butter, at room temperature
1⁄2 cup (100g) sugar
1/4 cup (50g) light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup (125g) macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
8.8 oz. (250g) white chocolate, chopped
175g Mehl (Type 405)
1 TL Natron
1⁄4 TL Salz
110g weiche Butter
100g Zucker
50g brauner Zucker
1 1/2 TL Vanille Extrakt
1 großes Ei
125g Macadamia Nüsse, grob gehackt
250g weiße Schokolade, grob gehackt
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Chop the macadamia nuts coarsely. I recommend chopping them varying – some quite small and some cut in half or quarters only, so you get a nice mix of sizes. Chop the white chocolate and mix with the nuts. Set aside. Mix flour, baking soda and salt until well combined. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl mix butter and sugars on high speed until fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and egg and mix until well combined. Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined – do not overmix. Add the chopped macadamia nuts and chocolate and mix.
4. Scoop small amounts of dough on the prepared baking sheets with enough space in between and bake for 10-12 minutes – the edges should start to brown slightly. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool down completely. Store in an airtight container.
2. Die Macadamia Nüsse grob hacken. Ich empfehle unterschiedlich fein zu hacken – einige recht klein und andere nur halbieren oder vierteln. Die weiße Schokolade ebenfalls hacken und mit den Nüssen vermischen. Zur Seite stellen. Das Mehl mit Natron und Salz vermischen und zur Seite stellen.
3. In einer großen Schüssel die Butter mit den beiden Zuckersorten auf höchster Stufe aufschlagen, bis alles hell und luftig ist. Vanille Extrakt und Ei dazugeben und gut verrühren. Den Mehlmix dazugeben und nur kurz verrühren – nicht zu viel rühren! Die gehackten Nüsse und Schokolade zugeben und unterrühren.
4. Kleine Mengen Teig auf die vorbereiteten Bleche geben – jeweils mit genug Platz dazwischen, weil die Cookies auseinanderlaufen. Für 10-12 Minuten backen – die Ränder sollten leicht goldbraun geworden sein. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und auf dem Backblech etwas abkühlen lassen. Auf einem Kuchengitter dann komplett abkühlen lassen. In einem luftdichten Behälter aufbewahren.
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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
- Prep Time: 00:20
- Cook Time: 00:12
- Total Time: 00:32
- Yield: 20 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: American
Description
Delicious classics – White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies. Nutty, sweet, and delicious.
Ingredients
1 1⁄3 cups (175g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1⁄4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup (110g) butter, at room temperature
1⁄2 cup (100g) sugar
1/4 cup (50g) light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup (125g) macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
8.8 oz. (250g) white chocolate, chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F (175°C). Prepare two baking sheets with baking parchment and set aside.
2. Chop the macadamia nuts coarsely. I recommend chopping them varying – some quite small and some cut in half or quarters only, so you get a nice mix of sizes. Chop the white chocolate and mix with the nuts. Set aside. Mix flour, baking soda and salt until well combined. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl mix butter and sugars on high speed until fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and egg and mix until well combined. Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined – do not overmix. Add the chopped macadamia nuts and chocolate and mix.
4. Scoop small amounts of dough on the prepared baking sheets with enough space in between and bake for 10-12 minutes – the edges should start to brown slightly. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool down completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Enjoy crumbling!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
I just made a batch of these and they are amazing! Thank you for the cookie Friday! Greetings from Colombia.
Hi Angelica,
Happy to hear you like it – and also the Cookie Friday! Hope you find many more recipes to try :)
Cheers,
Marc
Oh die schaut unglaublich lecker aus! Das Rezept muss direkt abgespeichert werden und ganz ganz bald nachgebacken werden *-*