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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

Teresa Ambra
Rich and decadent, White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies are sensational. The added breadth of taste from toasting the macadamia nuts before baking makes this dessert fabulous. These luscious cookies will cure every sweet tooth craving and cause you to swoon from the first bite.
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Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 26 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36
Calories 177 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 large 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 nut chopper to chop nuts if not already chopped
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 toaster oven or regular oven to toast macadamia nuts
  • 1 small cookie sheet to toast nuts

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup Crisco shortening NO substitutes
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup macadamia nuts coarsely chopped, lightly toasted (measure after chopping)

Instructions
 

  • Place macadamia nuts in a pan and toast for about 5 minutes in a toaster oven or regular oven at about 300-350.
  • Be careful as the nuts brown very quickly.
  • Meanwhile, cream butter, shortening, sugars, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and salt with an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
  • Stir in flour, white chocolate chips and toasted macadamia nuts until mixture is thoroughly mixed.
  • Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
  • Shape into balls and spread about 3 inches apart onto sprayed cookie sheets.
  • Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks after six minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: Do not substitute butter for the shortening. You need both or cookies will flatten too much.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 177kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 52mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 89IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookies, dessert, macadamia nuts, white chocolate
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