Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Name: Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp bakers/refined sugar; 1 tbsp bakers sugar; 1 egg; 2 tsp vanilla; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt (less if using salted nuts); 1 cup pre-toasted macadamia nuts (optional); 3/4 cup white choc chips; 3/4 cup milk choc chips; 1 1/8 cup white flour ( add a bit more if dough is too sticky)

9 steps

Prep:40minCook:15min

To pre-toast macadamia nuts: (I prefer using salted, dry roasted nuts and oven toasting) Spread nuts into single layer on cookie sheet Bake at 240*F for about 10-20 mins, stirring every ~ 5 mins Remove from oven when just starting to brown Nuts will continue to brown out of oven from hot nut oils When cool, store in an airtight zip-lock in the fridge

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:07:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories337.3 kcal (17%)

Total Fat17.7 g (25%)

Carbs41.2 g (16%)

Sugars29.2 g (32%)

Protein4 g (8%)

Sodium188.5 mg (9%)

Fiber0.5 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

½ cupbutter

⅓ cupbrown sugar

packed

⅓ cupbakers sugar

1 Tbspbakers sugar

1egg

2 tspvanilla

½ tspbaking soda

½ tspsalt

less if using salted nuts

1 cupmacadamia nuts

pre-toasted, optional

¾ cupwhite choc chips

¾ cupmilk choc chips

1 ⅛ cupwhite flour

add a bit more if dough is too sticky

Instructions

Step 1

1. Cream butter and sugars

Step 2

2. Add egg and vanilla

Step 3

3. Add salt and baking soda (sprinkle over batter before mixing)

Step 4

4. Mix in nuts and choc chips until well mixed

Step 5

5. Add flour about 1/2 cup at a time, stir until just mixed *try not to over mix after flour is added

Step 6

6. Make small logs of cookie dough on parchment paper, wrap and freeze

Step 7

7. When frozen, use serrated knife to cut into small segments (depending on desired cookie size)

Step 8

8. Keep frozen until ready to use

Step 9

Bake at 375*F for 10-12 minutes -Take cookies out when just starting to brown for soft, chewy cookies -Let cookies brown a little longer (~2 mins) for crunchier cookies