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Monday morning, 10:30a.m.
I’m at work. I should be pouring over spreadsheets and asking questions about my firm’s bottom-line, however, the only question doing the rounds in my head is: what cookies should I bake. My husband has patiently reminded me every 24 hours over the last two weeks that he “needs cookies, any cookies; and I need them now!” It’s part of his breakfast routine and he insists that they enhance his work output for the day manifold. Better to bake quick, before he gives up eating breakfast altogether. My only problem is that I wanted to try something new and needed a little inspiration.
Michelle (@5amfoodie) and I realized we were both in the same boat. She had to bake cookies for her daughther’s bake sale.
The two things we were sure we were not going to make were chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. While we were still contemplating on what should we bake, Meeta (@MeetaWFLH ) shared a link to her all time favorite cookies: Macademia and White Chocolate. This was a no-brainer! I knew that I had to bake these!
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Michele (aka 5amfoodie) and I decided to bake these cookies simultaneously even though we are continents apart. Despite our wildly apart time zones, we managed to bake the same morning. Did I mention Michele is a fabulous baker and an inspiring blogger? Click here to view her post.
A cookie for me is complete when it is a little crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, bursting with chocolate, nuts and berries. I decided to add some dried cranberries because I absolutely love the combination of white chocolate and cranberries.
Monday morning; 11:30a.m.
I knew what I was baking and was at peace.
This wonderfully simple recipe makes very scrumptious cookies that are easy yet fancy. These cookies were perfect for my husband’s morning breakfast and for Michele’s bake sale. This is one recipe with superb repeat value. Accented with cranberries along with chunks of white chocolate and macadamia nuts makes these cookies are a great way to start your day.
- 350 gms flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Tiny pinch of Salt
- 11/4 cup light brown sugar
- 200 gms butter
- 2 eggs
- 200 gms white chocolate, roughly chopped
- 125 gms macadamia nuts, chopped (I used Roasted and Salted)
- 100 gms dried cranberries
- Preheat the oven to 180C
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper
- In a medium sized bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside
- In a large bowl beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat until incorporated
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition
- Fold in the dry ingredients until the flour in incorporated. Do not beat or over mix the batter.
- Stir in the macadamia nuts, white chocolate and dried cranberries
- Drop leveled tablespoons of dough on the cookie sheet leaving at least 5 cm space between each cookie
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until they turn slightly golden
- Yields: 30 – 35 cookies
Happy Baking!
They look fabulous, and I know they taste great too 8-) I will definitely be making these cookies again, but won't be giving them away next time!
Our virtual baking session was good fun and we definitely must do it again.
These look great! SO glad you both liked the cookies. They are our all time favorites too!
Hey Meeta. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. :)
Love the roasted and salted kind: brings together the flavor and cuts the sweet!
I baked similar cookies (for school) and was just staring at the photos today. I kid you not!
Cosmic thing happening =). Thanks for sharing this, An!
I'm really in a cookie baking mood at the moment (and my family seem to be in a cookie eating mode as the jar seems to empty very quickly). Definitely a recipe to try. I also bake for the school and cookies go down a storm.
These look like great cookie. I so rarely eat white chocolate (not normally a fan) but the macadamia nut/cranberry pairing is classic and magical.
Um yes! YES PLEASE! I just love the look of this cookie! I would eat one right now. Or actually I would eat 10!
Even without Bake Sale, I would love some for the weekend.
I LOVE macadamia nuts in cookies and I especially love them with white chocolate. What a great idea to add cranberries too. I would love a dozen of these right now. :)
OMG An these is the most charmigly delicious cookie chronicles!! So adorable your timeline!! Love it love it and you got a good eye to recognize a good combination of salted macademia and white chocolate. That takes much talent my friend. Well done, love the post!
That looks lovely.
Your cookies look wonderful (I'm sure your husband is happy!)and so neat that you were baking with your virtual baking buddy Michele! These must have been a hit at the bake sale.
Yes please. Seemes like there are enough for all of us! Gorgeous cookies and one can just see the flavor and chewiness. I guess it is time to bake cookies!
Mmm, those sound so good! I love cranberries and macadamia nuts together. :-)
Mmm, love the idea of putting SALTED macadamias, it just kind of kicks it up a notch.
The cookies look crisp and scrumptious! Me too like crisp cookies, need to try them for my breakfast treat.
Sounds delicious, I love the salty and sweet combination in these :)
I love the salty things in baked goods they look amazing. I will have to try these… I just made cranberry white chocolate cookies the other day makes me wish I had added salted macadamia nuts.
I need to make these for my Mom, who loves white chocolate macadamia cookies. Delicious combination you have here, and the cranberries make them so pretty!
These cookies all look delicious! I love this time of year, all I do is bake cookies… Then eat them…
I absolutely love macadamia nuts and I actually just bought some to make cookies. I love the sound of dried cranberries in the cookies, it’s a really nice combination! I would love some of these for breakfast :)
Oh, boy, these are perfection with a capital P!!! Love this combination of flavors…delicious!
There is nothing better than a creamy macadamia nut in a sugary cookie!! Yummy.
this would please my love for complex tastes that satisfy multiple senses…salty, sweet and tart :) yum
Oooh, yummy. Love that you went with salted macadamias here, to change it up a little!
These cookies look amazing! Love the combo of goodies in there too.
These cookies are fabulous! I love the salty and sweet combo!!
Macadamia is one of my favorite kind of nut, but is very hard to find it here in Peru, in fact, I never saw it in the supermarket, the only way we can find it is the ones covered with chocolate.
Mmm. That combination of salty and sweet is making my mouth water just thinking about it!