White Chocolate Chip Cookies

When you think of white chocolate chip cookies, you probably think of macadamia nut cookies. These contain macadamia nuts as well as white chocolate chips. You can also put white chocolate chips in a chocolate cookie. This is a great mix. Here are two recipes, one for white chocolate chip cookies made with macadamia nuts and another made with chocolate cookie dough. Try just one or try them both!

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate

White Chocolate chip Chocolate Cookies:

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups white chocolate chips

These are the ingredients for each recipe. You can follow the same directions for each recipe as these are both very basic recipes for white chocolate chip cookies.

1. In a large bowl, cream the butter or butter and shortening for about 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar and granulated sugar until the mixture is smooth. Add the eggs and extracts and beat until thoroughly mixed.
2. In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Put them through a sifter or use a whisk to combine them and get out all the lumps. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir in about 1/2 cup at a time and be careful not to get flour everywhere.
3. When the dry ingredients are mixed in thoroughly, stir in the white chocolate chips (and macadamia nuts).
4. Put the dough in the refrigerator for about 1 to 2 hours to firm up. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees just before you are ready to bake.
5. Form the dough into balls and place about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. If you are making both cookie recipes, keep them on separate pans. One might take longer than another and putting them on the same pan could result in overcooked or undercooked cookies.
6. Bake the cookies for about 8 to 10 minutes. The macadamia nut cookies should be lightly golden and the chocolate cookies should be set and not shiny. They will not brown. Be careful not to overcook the chocolate cookies.

These cookies make great snacks or dessert. They go great served with milk and/or ice cream. If you love chocolate chip cookies, but you're a bigger fan of white chocolate, white chocolate chip cookies is a great alternative.