Delicious Brown Butter White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies are guaranteed to be a new favorite! Soft and chewy with amazing flavor thanks to the browned butter!
Love cookies? Make sure to try my Whipped Shortbread Cookies, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!
If you haven’t jumped on the brown butter bandwagon yet…let these cookies be your first experience. I guarantee you won’t want to jump back off…EVER. I was going through my swag bag from the Blogger Refresh Retreat that I was at last week (more coming on that later!) and the macadamia nuts from Diamond Nuts of California caught my eye.
It occurred to me that I had never posted a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie recipe on my blog and that now was as good as time as any. As I was searching through my cookie recipes looking for a good jumping off point, I stumbled across my Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies and was immediately overcome with a deep and overwhelming desire for something, anything, brown butter. #brownbutterallthethings
Why not the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies I was already planning on making? Heaven sent you guys. Really. I ate a dozen by myself and had to start giving them away before my lack of willpower got the best of me.
Alright, it already got the best of me. But I digress.
We all know and love the traditional combination of white chocolate and macadamia nuts. They were born for each other, for sure. The brown butter nuttiness and richness gives these cookies so much extra depth and dimension that it’s guaranteed to have your mouth watering within seconds. I made these cookies extra buttery and delightful so that every little nibble is full of incredible flavor.
Don’t get all scared off because you need to brown the butter. It’s super simple to do and that little extra step is SO worth it for these cookies!
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How To Make Brown Butter White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Brown Butter White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup white chocolate chip
- 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally. The butter will start to foam and then start browning. You will be able to smell a nutty aroma when it's ready. Remove from heat and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes.
- Cream the butter and sugars together.
- Add in extracts and eggs and continue mixing until well combined.
- Combine flour, corn starch, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl and use a fork to stir together.
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing just until combined.
- Fold in white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.
- Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Scoop out cookie dough, about 2 to 3 tablespoons each, and place on parchment-line cookie sheet.
- Baked for 11-13 minutes or until just a hint of browning starts. Cookies may appear under baked but don't worry. Let sit on cookie sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Notes
- Make Ahead: Once the dough has chilled for 30 minutes, you can shape it into balls and freeze them on a baking sheet before transferring to an airtight container. This is a great way to have homemade cookie dough ready whenever the craving hits. When you're ready to bake, just add a few extra minutes to the baking time to account for the frozen dough. Â
- Room Temperature: After cooling baked cookies, store them in an airtight container for up to one week.
- Refrigerator: Leftover cookie dough can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3-5 days. Allow dough to warm up slightly before baking as usual.
- Freezer: I don't recommend freezing these cookies as the texture can suffer, but making the dough in advance and freezing it is a fantastic way to streamline your baking process.
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Carol at Wild Goose Mama says
You can NEVER go wrong with serving cookies. When I bake cookies for family or friends or co-workers, I am always soooooo appreciated. Which is nice of course. This is cool recipe—-kind of upper crust with those nuts. I like it!!!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
You had my attention with brown butter…that stuff is simply amazing!!! Those cookies look so chewy and perfect!
Laura says
It is my turn to bring cookies to our church fellowship next week and since I’ve never made anything with brown butter, I just have to try these. I love anything with white chocolate and macadamia nuts and I already have all of the ingredients on hand. These look absolutely delicious!! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
Amber | Caleigh's Kitchen says
Anything with browned butter is winning in my book! These look fantastic!
Joan Hayes says
Oh man, brown butter? You totally have my attention. Can’t wait to make these, my family will go crazy over them!
Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says
I have been experimenting with brown butter, and one word: amazing!! It definitely heightens flavour. I already love macadamia nut cookies, so I can just imagine how much better these taste with the brown butter!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I’ve been dying for this kind of cookie Trish!! And ha, I saw those nuts and thought “MUST SAVE FOR AFTER HAWAII!” 🙂
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
They look PERFECT. Like too perfect and I would have had to give these away, too! The browned butter, the perfectly chewy texture, the white chocolate, this cookie would be my dream cookie 🙂 Pinned!
Mir says
These are such happy, happy cookies! I love brown butter in everything. It just makes it that much more awesome. And I love how they look equal parts chewy and crispy!
Amy @Very Culinary says
The four you gave me weren’t nearly enough! Especially considering the kids confiscated them and I barely even had one to myself *cries*
Stephanie @ Back for Seconds says
Oh Trish!! These really do look insanely good!! Pinning and making for sure!
heather @french press says
oh Trish, how I LOVE brown butter, and macadamia nuts, and cookies 🙂 wishing I had a few to dunk in my coffee
Monique @ Ambitious Kitchen says
Buttery macadamia nut cookies? YUMMM. Especially since you have brown butter in them. My boyfriend would go crazy for these. 🙂
Allie | Baking a Moment says
These look so fantastic Trish! I’m totally craving them now!
Kate @ Framed Cooks says
You had me at “brown butter,” which I love with a passion (have you tried it on mashed potatoes?? I can’t even.) But I haven’t tried it in cookies yet, so THANK YOU! Yum. Yum.