White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies with apple butter
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies – seriously the BEST! The secret ingredient makes all the difference! Everyone raves about these cookies!!
I had some of the White Chocolate Candy Corn M&Ms in the house, and I wanted to bake something with them so I would stop eating them! (I got them at Wal-Mart – they might still have some) Chicken Legs suggested making White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies with them. Great idea!!
This recipe is different than most; it uses apple butter and cinnamon. It makes the cookies taste like Fall! These are the best White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies I’ve ever had. I took these cookies to the tailgate last weekend and didn’t have any leftover!
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
prep time: 5 MINScook time: 12 MINStotal time: 17 mins
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 (12-oz) package white chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- 1/4 cup apple butter
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 375º F.
- Sift all dry ingredients together. Cream butter, shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture and combine well. Add other ingredients.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes.
- **I chill the dough for about 5-10 minutes before scooping and baking.**
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That is what I did. They are good either way.
I found the White Chocolate Candy Corn M&M's!!
Did you use 12 oz – like the chocolate chips? Or 1 bag – which is (this year at least) 9.9 oz?
Thanks again!
I used 12 oz – Hershey's is still 12 oz in a bag.
Got it. But what about when you made them using m&m's? Did you use a bag? Or a bag plus a little more?
I used 12 oz of M&Ms.
I like the idea of adding the apple butter to the cookies, thanks for sharing. I wonder how it would taste in oatmeal & raisin cookies?
oo don't those look good!
That last picture made me want to run to the store right now and buy the ingredients.