White Chocolate Chip Cashew Cookies
These White Chocolate Chip Cashew Cookies have crispy edges and a soft, chewy center with creamy white chocolate chips. They are easy to make and delicious.
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 248.25kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick, room temperature
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg , room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup cashews , chopped (roasted or unsalted)
Instructions
- Mix Wet Ingredients.In a medium or large mixing bowl, beat the room temperature butter with light brown sugar and granulated sugar using a hand mixer or stand mixer until creamy and pale in color, about 1-2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix to combine.
- Mix in Dry Ingredients.Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the same bowl. Mix again with the electric mixer until combined.Add the chocolate chips and chopped cashews to the same bowl and fold them into the cookie dough.
- Scoop, Chill,and Bake.Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350°F.Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, add cookie dough to the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart as these cookies spread. Chill cookies for at least 15 minutes.Bake cookies for about 10-12 minutes. The baking time will differ depending on how big you make these cookies. These cookies will start to brown on the edges when they are done.
- Cool & Enjoy.Remove parchment paper and the cookies to a cooling rack to cool for about 2-3 minutes. Once cooled, add flaked sea salt on top, and enjoy!
Notes
Store cookie dough in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for 3 months.
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container or cookie jar with a lid for a week.
Tips:
- The butter and eggs should be at room temperature before mixing.
- Beat the butter and sugar for at least 1-2 minutes until pale and fluffy.
- Swap White Chocolate Chips for Bittersweet Chocolate Chips or Dark Chocolate.
- Swap Cashews for Pecans, or omit them.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 248.25kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.66g | Protein: 2.92g | Fat: 12.13g | Saturated Fat: 6.73g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.77g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.67g | Trans Fat: 0.31g | Cholesterol: 35.55mg | Sodium: 160.12mg | Potassium: 84.96mg | Fiber: 0.47g | Sugar: 22.27g | Vitamin A: 258.41IU | Vitamin C: 0.06mg | Calcium: 34.01mg | Iron: 1mg