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    White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies

    June 18, 2014 By Sara McCleary Updated November 29, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links

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    White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies with oats. Delicious chewy cookies inspired by Australian ANZAC cookies.

    If I had been on top of things, I would have shared this recipe with guys back in April (when it was due to be). In April I would have called these cookies, macadamia and white chocolate Anzac biscuits. Instead, Anzac Day rolled up, said hello, we played a game of two up together, and it left again. All without this recipe being shared.

    macadamia white chocolate cookies

    With the addition of white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts, they hardly resemble Anzac biscuits at all. They do hint at it with the oats, coconut and golden syrup, but it is the white chocolate and macadamias that are the heroes.

    macadamia white chocolate cookies

    The recipe is quick, easy and very generous. You will make around 40 cookies from one batch. If you don’t want to make all the cookies at once the dough can be frozen. Bake half on the day of making and freeze the remaining dough (in 1 tablespoon balls) for later baking.

    Sara xxx

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    Macadamia, White Chocolate & Oat Cookies

    Recipe Author: Sara McCleary
    A quick and easy recipe that makes a lot of cookies. If you like Anzac biscuits, you will love these.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Total Time 22 mins
    Course Afternoon Tea, Morning Tea, Snack
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 40 cookies
    Calories 166 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups plain flour
    • 1 cup desiccated coconut
    • 2 cups rolled oats
    • 1 cup macadamia nuts | roughly chopped
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 200 grams butter
    • ⅓ cup golden syrup
    • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
    • 1 cup white chocolate chips

    Instructions
     

    • In a large bowl combine flour, coconut, rolled oats, macadamia nuts.
    • In a medium saucepan melt butter with brown sugar, golden syrup and ⅓ cup water, stirring occasionally. Once butter mixture has reached simmer point, remove from heat and add bicarbonate of soda. Leave the mixture to stand for a couple of minutes.
    • Pour butter mixture over your dry ingredients and start to mix. Add white chocolate chips and continue mixing until all ingredients have completely combined.
    • Take one tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on your lined baking tray and continue with the rest of the mixture. Place balls around 4cm apart from each other, and squash slightly down with the back of a fork or your fingertips.
    • Bake cookies for around 12 minutes or until they are golden brown. They should be just firm to the touch. Cool on trays for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to continue to cool. Store any uneaten cookies in an airtight container.

    Notes

    GENERAL COOK’S NOTES
    All oven temperatures are fan-forced, increase the temperature by 20°C (70°F) for convection ovens.
    All measurements are Australian tablespoons and cups. All measures are level, and cups are lightly packed unless specified.
    1 teaspoon equals 5ml
    1 tablespoon equals 20 ml (Nth America, NZ & UK use 15ml tablespoons)
    1 cup equals 250ml (Nth America use 237ml)
    4 teaspoons equal 1 tablespoon
    I use the below unless specified in my recipes.
    Herbs are fresh | Vegetables are of a medium size | Eggs are roughly 60 grams in weight (large).
     
    NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW IS A GUIDE ONLY

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gramsCalories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 69mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10g
    Keyword Anzac cookie alternative
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    Comments

    1. [email protected]

      July 05, 2014 at 2:49 am

      I love macadamia and white chocolate! These look sensational. I can sympathize with you re posting things a little later than planned!

      Reply
    2. Martine @ Chompchomp

      June 19, 2014 at 11:10 pm

      I never thought to make extra dough and freeze. Such a good idea as whenever I make a batch of cookies you can be sure there wont be any left for the following day. Both my husband and I are terrible binge eaters!

      Reply
    3. Gourmet Getaways

      June 19, 2014 at 6:44 am

      Just in time for a delightful afternoon coffee or tea! I love nuts in cookies, so heavenly! Thanks for sharing!

      Julie
      Gourmet Getaways

      Reply
    4. john | heneedsfood

      June 18, 2014 at 10:59 pm

      Gotta love a cookie dough that freezes. Perfect for those lazy days.

      Reply
    5. Helen (Grab Your Fork)

      June 18, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      These sound deliciously awesome. And Anzacs + macadamias? You can't get more Aussie than that!

      Reply

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