Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract (optional (but adds a delicious tropical flavor!))
  • 2 tablespoons agave nectar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt ((if using table salt or sensitive to salt, reduce to scant 1/2 teaspoon))
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose white flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup roasted unsalted macadamia nuts (coarsely chopped)

Instruction

  • Melt the butter in a very large, microwave-safe bowl. Once melted, refrigerate for 5 minutes. It's important the butter isn't hot when you add in the sugars or it will melt the sugar and make the cookies greasy.
  • Once butter is cooled to room temperature, stir in the light brown sugar and white sugar. Stir until smooth. Stir in the egg, vanilla extract, coconut extract, and agave nectar. Mix until smooth.
  • Add in the cornstarch, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Again, stir until smooth. Add in the *correctly measured flour and mix until JUST combined. Don't overmix. 
  • Gently stir in the white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts until combined.
  • Cover the bowl tightly and chill for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or use a nonstick liner.
  • Roll balls of dough into tall cylindrical balls (see picture above for shape and size). Place 6-8 cookie balls on the pan to give the cookies plenty of room to spread. Dough balls should be about 2 tbsp each (40g each)
  • Bake for 8-12 minutes, erring on the side of under-baking to keep them soft and chewy. (We like ours right at 9-10 minutes.) Remember, the cookies will bake a little more out of the oven, so take them out as soon as the edges start to lightly brown; the middles will firm up as they cool.
  • Remove from the oven and immediately press the edges inwards with a metal spatula or back of a spoon. If desired, press a few additional chocolate chips or macadamia nuts in the top (makes them look pretty). Allow to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.