Tropical White Chocolate Cookies

Photo credit: Jennifer Moorman

Loaded with white chocolate, macadamia nuts, lime zest and sweetened coconut, these Tropical White Chocolate Cookies will have you dreaming of a vacation. The rich, neutral white chocolate flavor allows the zest of the citrus to shine. Easy to bake, easy to share and makes enough to freeze dough for extended enjoyment.

Prep time: 15 minutes | Baking time: 12 minutes | Cooling time: 5 minutes | Total time: 32 minutes

Yields about 2 dozen cookies

 

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup butter, softened

  • ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 ½ cups sweetened, flaked coconut

  • 1 tablespoon loosely packed lime zest

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 (12 oz.) package white chocolate chips

  • ½ cup chopped macadamia nuts

 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

  2. Using an electric mixer, beat first 4 ingredients (butter, sugars, vanilla) at medium speed until creamy. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl. Add eggs, beating until blended. Add coconut, lime zest and lime juice, beating until blended.

  3. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.

  4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking trays lined with parchment paper.

  5. Bake in batches for 10–12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire racks to continue cooling.

Jennifer is an award-winning magical realism author who enjoys creating recipes based on her novels and other published works. Follow her on Instagram @jennifer7478 & on Pinterest @jenniferreneem.

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