Yes, the title of this recipe is a mouthful. And for good reason! These cookies are loaded with the best combination of mix-ins: macadamia nuts, shredded coconut, and chocolate chips. Inspired by Nordstrom Cafe’s “Royale Cookie”, this is a restaurant-worthy treat that you can make at home.
If you are fan of desserts packed with texture and flavor, you will love sinking your teeth into these incredible cookies. They are soft, chewy, crunchy, sweet, and salty…in other words, absolutely addicting!
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Why you’ll love this recipe
Flavor: A sweet cookie dough packed with macadamia nuts, coconut, and chocolate.
Texture: Crunchy nuts, chewy coconut, creamy chocolate, crisp edges, and soft centers.
Ease: This is a straight forward recipe that comes together quickly and easily.
Unique: This flavor combo is a fun twist on a typical chocolate chip cookie.
Key ingredients
These are the ingredients that help to make this recipe extra delicious:
Roasted salted macadamia nuts: Using roasted salted nuts adds lots of flavor.
Sweetened shredded coconut: For flavor and chewy texture.
Chocolate chips or chunks: Feel free to use dark, semisweet, or milk chocolate.
Almond extract: A hint of almond extract pairs wonderfully with the coconut and macadamia nuts.
Recipe overview
*Full recipe below in recipe card*
- Beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract
- Beat in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
- Stir in macadamia nuts, coconut, and chocolate chips
- Scoop dough into balls. Chill for 20 minutes
- Place dough balls on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake
Behind the recipe testing
I started out with one of my favorite cookie dough recipe as the base (see it in my M&M cookies).
I increased the flour to keep the coconut and macadamia nuts from making the cookies greasy.
I added almond extract along with the vanilla extract because it pairs really well with the coconut and macadamia nuts.
Recipe
Macadamia Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1⅔ cups all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon almond extract, optional
- ⅓ cup chopped roasted salted macadamia nuts, plus extra for topping
- ⅔ cup sweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup chocolate chips or chunks, plus extra for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and both sugars for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add egg and both extracts, mixing until combined and scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. On low speed, add in flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Stir in macadamia nuts, coconut, and chocolate chips.
- Scoop 2-tablespoon portions of dough. Place the dough balls on a plate and transfer to the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Press a few pieces of macadamia nuts and chocolate chips on top of each dough ball. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheets leaving a couple inches in between for spreading.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are set but the center is still slightly underdone. See note about shaping the cookies after baking.
- Place the baking sheets on wire racks and allow the cookies to cool completely. They will firm up as they cool.
Notes
Option 2: Immediately after the cookies come out the oven use the back of a spoon to gently push the edges inward to create clean edges and a round shape.Nutrition
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
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Jenn says
The coconut is such a fun addition with the macadamia nuts and chocolate chips! Yum!
Micki says
Oh my gosh, you had me at macadamia nuts, shredded coconut, and chocolate chips! These are so good!