White chocolate macadamia nut cookies turn out thick, chewy, and full of white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. These cookies are one of my husband’s favorites and he’s quite the cookie connoisseur.
If there is one thing my husband loves more than just about anything (including me, sadly) it’s a good cookie.
The man eats them for breakfast. He eats them for snacks. He eats them for dessert.
He knows his cookies and he loves his cookies.
These white chocolate macadamia cookies are some of his favorites.
Personally, I’ve never been a big ‘white chocolate’ fan. I mean, it’s fine. It’s just not my favorite.
But, when you pair that sweet white chocolate with creamy macadamia nuts? Oh yeah. Put me down for a dozen of those, please.
How to make white chocolate chip cookies with macadamia nuts:
I’m starting with my all time favorite cookie base. It makes FAT, CHEWY, THICK cookies and it’s beyond easy.
You’ll start with a stick of melted butter. Beat that into some brown and white sugar – you can do this by hand if you prefer, but I use my mixer to keep life easy.
You’ll add in an egg and some vanilla. Standard cookie stuff happening here.
Stir in your flour, baking soda, and salt.
There’s your dough. Easy peasy and I LOVE that you don’t have to wait for butter to soften and you don’t have to chill the dough. It will still bake up thick and chewy!
Next, you’ll chop up some macadamia nuts and stir those into the dough, along with some white chocolate chips.
We like BIG cookies in this house, so I portion this dough out into just 9 cookies. The thicker, fatter, and bigger the better, if you ask me.
Bake these cookies for 11 minutes exactly and then let them cool on the pan for at least 5 minutes. The centers will still be a bit gooey, so it’s pretty important to let them cool for a bit before digging in.
These white macadamia nut cookie are outrageously good and I know you’re going to love them!
More of our favorite cookie recipes:
Butter Cookies: This is my mama’s recipe and it’s what we make for every holiday.
Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies: I’m not kidding when I say we make these once a week. They are THE BEST.
Cake Batter Cookies: My kiddos love these!
Pumpkin Cookies: I eat pumpkin all year. How about you?
Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles: These are the cutest little cookies and so thick and chewy.
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup macadamia nuts chopped
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat together the melted butter and sugars until combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the butter mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Stir in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips.
- Portion the dough into 9 large balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 11 minutes exactly. Remove from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes before serving.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.
Sandra says
Followed the recipe as written and my cookies came out perfectly!! The are definitely a keeper. Will be making them again and again. Thank you!!
Karly says
So glad you gave them a try! 🙂
Kat says
Amazing recipe! The cookies were really tasty, thick, crispy-on-the-outside and gooey-in-the-inside. Much less complicated than any other white chocolate macadamia recipes I have tried. I did increase the amount of white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts to 1 cup.
Thank you!
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks, Kat!
Francesca D says
Absolutely loved this recipe!!! Guys when she says 11 mins exactly and you feel unsure.. take them out! I made that mistake my first batch. I felt they looked a little pale but ended up browning the bottoms a little too much. Tastes so good crispy with a gooey center.
Karly says
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them!
Debbie Levy says
This is the best cookie recipe I have used! Followed the recipe exactly. Cookies came out nice and thick and did not spread. Quick and easy. I am going to use this recipe as a base for all of my cookies. So very good. I even added coconut to a few and they were good, as well.
Have you ever doubled this recipe? Would like to make a big batch. Thanks so much for a great and easy recipe.
Karly says
Hi Debbie! So glad you loved these! This is the base I use for most of my cookies as well. 🙂 These do double, but you might need to add just a smidge more flour if the dough is too wet/soft. They’re best as a single batch, but can be doubled. 🙂
Debbie Levy says
Hi Karly. Thanks for your reply. I went ahead and doubled and, you are correct, would need more flour. It all spread out into one gigantic cookie, but was still scrumptious ?. I will use the single recipe going forward. It is so easy I don’t mind making 2 batches.
Karly says
Ugh, sorry that happened! I need to play around with doubling and see what the secret is.
Helen Nelson says
So very much looking forward to making these. I had my first harvest of macadamia nuts off my tree this past season and was wondering what to do with them as it’s only a small amount. Lol. This recipe will be perfect for them. I pray I get a better harvest next time. It was only a pup when I got it from a tree my mum had planted. Thank you for sharing. Blessings Always.
Karly says
Oh, how fun!! I hope you love the cookies! 🙂
Rachel Lazarus says
I just made these and they are very tasty but mine came out pretty flat. Any tips on how to keep them thick like yours? I followed everything as directed.
Thanks!!
Karly says
Hi Rachel!
Did you use real butter in the recipe? If you try replacing it with margarine (which seems to be a common thing) that will cause them to go flat. Are you measuring your dry ingredients by scooping into a dry measure and leveling it off rather than packing the flour in? Alternately, if you try again, you could try refrigerating the dough, but we never do. We make some version of this recipe at least once a week and they always look just like this.
Naja says
Hello I love this recipe but when i did it my cookies came out like Cake texture instead of cookie pleaseee help
Karly says
Did you follow the recipe as written? I make this cookie recipe just about every week (we made a batch last night!) and don’t have that issue. The cookies are slightly gooey and very thick when baked as directed.
Debra Williams says
So easy to make.they are beautiful cookies,I am just learning to bake and I love it.Baking keeps me busy,I have Ovarian cancer, and I’m currently in treatment.
Karly says
So glad you’ve found something to keep you busy and entertained. Good luck in your treatment! 🙂
Carol Borchardt says
White Chocolate Macadamia are hands-down my favorite cookie! In fact, I think I like them more than regular chocolate chip! Thanks for a great recipe; they look amazing!
Karly says
Hope you enjoy!
Teresa Miller says
I make these all the time, except I add half chocolate chips and white chips and I call them Soccer Mom cookies. They are delicious.
Karly says
Love the name!
Hyeon Jeong | Gilded Gingerbread says
Hi Karly, these are hands down my favourite cookies of all time. Thank you for a fantastic recipe. ?
Karly says
Yay! So glad to hear that!
Kelly | Foodtasia says
These look so good! Definitely one of my faves!
Alison's Allspice says
I never remember to let my butter soften before making cookies. I love that you don’t have to with this recipe! A winner for sure!
Blair says
Hands down our favorite type of cookie to buy from a bakery. Now I’m motivated to try your recipe at home!!?
Karly says
Hope you enjoy!
Margaret Cline says
OK, I give up. I like your recipes, but all the ads are now just beyond irritating. I’m unsubscribing and considering going back to cookbooks!
Karly says
Hi Margaret,
Sorry to hear that the ads are frustrating you. It’s a delicate balance between finding the right number of ads to not annoy readers too much and still allow myself to earn a living and I’m constantly adjusting based on feedback. I appreciate yours.
Carissa Nelson | Spoonful of Easy says
Hi Karly,
I’m also one to not exactly seek out the white chocolate recipes, so I’m really interested to try this out! I also don’t branch out into any special nuts for desserts, so I have clearly been missing the boat on both. Can’t wait to try!