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Home » Dessert Recipes » Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Published: Nov 30, 2020 · Modified: Jul 18, 2024 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Vertical photo of Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies are a special treat we all occasionally need in our lives! These sweet and buttery cookies are packed full of chocolate morsels and crunchy macadamia nuts.

Close up photo of cookies on a white cake stand.

Homemade chocolate chip cookies are so good! Add some crunchy macadamia nuts and you have another perfect cookie. Each bite of a Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie is packed full of sweet chocolate chips and crunchy macadamia nut pieces.

These delightful cookies hit the spot when you are craving a sweet and crunchy treat. Homemade cookies are the best! Bake up a batch or two and put them in the freezer.

Cookies like Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies or these Snickers Cookies are must haves when you are craving a sweet treat!

Ingredients - You will need

You will need basic cookie ingredients like, unbleached all-purpose flour, granulated white sugar, dark brown sugar, eggs, unsalted butter, salt, baking soda and pure vanilla extract. You will also need semi-sweet chocolate chips and whole macadamia nuts.

You can see all of the ingredients in the photo below.

individual bowls with ingredients to make chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies.
cookie ingredients

Homemade cookies are a special treat that are really easy to make.

How to make Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Beat the sugars into the softened butter one at a time. This will help the sugars mix into the butter completely. Start by creaming the white sugar into the soft butter until light and fluffy.

Softened butter beaten with granulated sugar in a mixing bowl.
Creaming sugar with butter

Add the packed brown sugar to the bowl and beat it into the butter. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes until all the lumps of the brown sugar are beaten into the butter.

Creaming brown sugar into butter in a large mixing bowl.

Add the egg and vanilla extract to the bowl.

Mixing eggs and vanilla extract into cookie batter.

Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl once after 1 minute. Set the mixing bowl aside.

Cookie batter wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

In another bowl whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together.

flour, baking soda and salt with a whisk in a mixing bowl.

Add half of the dry ingredients to the bowl of the wet ingredients and beat on low until mixed in. Add the remaining dry ingredients to the bowl and mix on low until mixed in well or your mixer can no longer handle the thick dough.

Switch to a wooden spoon if your mixer starts to strain.

Mixing dry ingredients into wet ingredients in a bowl.

Beat until the batter is mixed well. Scrape the bowl once with a silicone spatula then beat once more for a few seconds to mix any flour into the dough.

Scraping the dough bowl with a spatula.

Add the chocolate chips to the bowl and fold them in until the chips are evenly distributed through out the cookie dough. You will need to use a wooden spoon to fold the very thick cookie dough.

Folding chocolate chips into thick cookie dough.

Add the chopped macadamia nuts to the bowl and fold them in.

Adding chopped macadamia nuts to a bowl of cookie dough.

Fold until the nuts are evenly distributed through out the cookie dough.

Cookie dough batter in a large glass bowl.

Wrap the bowl in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour before baking. Once the dough has chilled use a cookie dough scoop to drop the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet leaving at least 2 inches of space between each cookie.

Cookie dough balls on a cookie sheet before baking.

Bake the cookies at 375 f. degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges and bottoms are golden brown.

Cool the cookies for 10 minutes on the cookie sheet after baking then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before storing in an air tight container.

Baked cookies cooling on a wire rack.
Cooling cookies

Recipe FAQs

Does cookie batter need to be chilled?

Cookie dough batter that has a large amount of softened butter needs to be chilled before baking because the cookie dough will spread when you bake it. The cookies will be large, flat and crispy instead of thick and chewy.

Vertical photo of Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Expert Cookie Ingredient Tips

  • Pure vanilla extract: Only use pure vanilla extract when baking for the superior quality and flavor. Imitation vanilla extract is cheap substitution that does not have a good vanilla flavor.
  • Butter: There is no substitution for butter when it comes to baking cookies. If the recipe calls for butter please use butter. Margarine does not have the fat content that butter does and it will make a difference in the flavor of the cookies and also in how the cookies bake.
  • Unsalted butter: If you have salted butter you may use it instead of the unsalted butter. Just cut the amount of salt in half.

Expert Cookie Baking Tips

  • Softened butter: remove the butter from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature about an hour before beginning.
  • Mix dry ingredients: Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt to evenly combine.
  • Chopped nuts: measure whole macadamia nuts and roughly chop with a sharp knife. Put the chopped nuts into a bowl.
  • Making same sized cookies: The best way to make and bake cookies that are all the same size is to use a cookie dough scoop. Cookie dough scoops come in many different sizes. You can find a scoop that will make bite size cookies to jumbo size cookies.
  • Baking cookies: The hack to baking perfectly golden brown cookie bottoms is to line your cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cookie baking temperature: The cookie baking temperature depends on the type of cookie or baking sheet you are using. Dark no stick cookie sheets bake hotter. You should lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees F.
  • Making chewy chocolate chip cookies: Do not overbake the cookies if you want them to be chewy.
  • Chilled Cookie Dough: Use chilled dough for the thickest cookies.

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Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies piled on a cake stand

Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies are a thick and chewy rich buttery cookie packed full of chocolate chips and macadamia nuts in every bite.
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 14 minutes mins
Cool 15 minutes mins
Total Time 54 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 14 Servings
Calories 450 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • Hand Mixer
  • Cookie Sheet
  • Cooling Rack
  • Cookie Dough Scoop

Ingredients  

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • ¾ cup white granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2-¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1-½ cups macadamia nuts (roughly chopped)
  • 2 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
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Instructions 

  • In a large mixing bowl beat the softened butter until creamy. Add the white sugar to the bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Add the brown sugar to the bowl and beat for two minutes or until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl once.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the mixing bowl and beat on medium for 2 minutes or until the batter is light and fluffy.
  • In a separate medium bowl whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together.
  • Add half the dry ingredient to the bowl of wet ingredients and beat on low until just combined. Add the last half of the flour to the bowl and beat in. Scrape the bowl than beat on medium for two minutes.
  • Use a wooden spoon or spatula to fold the chocolate chips into the batter evenly. Add the chopped macadamia nuts to the bowl and fold into the cookie batter. When done cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours to firm up.
  • Use a cookie dough scoop or a tablespoon to drop the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet leaving 2 inches of space between each cookie.
  • Bake at 375 f. Degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.
  • Remove baking pans from the oven and cool for a few minutes before transferring the hot cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Cool completely before storing in an air tight container.

Recipe Expert Tips

Cookie Ingredient Tips
  • Pure vanilla extract: Only use pure vanilla extract when baking for the superior quality and flavor. Imitation vanilla extract is cheap substitution that does not have a good vanilla flavor.
  • Butter: There is no substitution for butter when it comes to baking cookies. If the recipe calls for butter please use butter. Margarine does not have the fat content that butter does and it will make a difference in the flavor of the cookies and also in how the cookies bake.
  • Unsalted butter: If you have salted butter you may use it instead of the unsalted butter. Just cut the amount of salt in half.
Cookie Baking Tips
  • Softened butter: remove the butter from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature about an hour before beginning.
  • Mix dry ingredients: Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt to evenly combine.
  • Chopped nuts: measure whole macadamia nuts and roughly chop with a sharp knife. Put the chopped nuts into a bowl.
  • Making same sized cookies: The best way to make and bake cookies that are all the same size is to use a cookie dough scoop. Cookie dough scoops come in many different sizes. You can find a scoop that will make bite size cookies to jumbo size cookies.
  • Baking cookies: The hack to baking perfectly golden brown cookie bottoms is to line your cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cookie baking temperature: The cookie baking temperature depends on the type of cookie or baking sheet you are using. Dark no stick cookie sheets bake hotter. You should lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees F.
  • Making chewy chocolate chip cookies: Do not overbake the cookies if you want them to be chewy.
  • Chilled Cookie Dough: Use chilled dough for the thickest cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 2CookiesCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 4gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 263mgPotassium: 234mgFiber: 3gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 458IUCalcium: 42mgIron: 3mg
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  1. Cathryn

    February 05, 2023 at 10:05 am

    5 stars
    I followed the recipe exactly and these cookies were delicious!!! My husband thought so too 🙂 I will definitely be making these again.

    Reply
  2. Krys

    February 03, 2023 at 5:27 pm

    5 stars
    So just off the start I had to use light brown sugar instead of dark brown sugar because I didn’t have any. However, these cookies are still delicious! Now saying that they could be even better with dark brown sugar I don’t know the answer to that, but they were still so good! I rolled them into half a dollar size and bake them at 350 for 10 minutes and they were perfect!

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