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Chocolate Chunk Toasted Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies

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Posted:3/19/18
Updated:7/22/20

 These Chocolate Chunk Toasted Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies are not your average cookie. They’re made with a mix of butter and coconut oil, whole wheat flour and all-purpose, plus coconut sugar for the most amazing flavor. Add in toasted coconut and macadamia nuts along with chocolate chunks and this will be your new favorite. 

PLATE OF COOKIES WITH GLASS OF MILK this recipe

Welp we’ve been home from Kauai for a week and I can’t stop thinking about our trip! Check out the travel guide, in case you missed it.

Drew and I have been googling “movies made in Kauai” because WITHDRAWALS… Obviously.

Films like Jurassic Park, The Descendants, Six Days Seven Nights, Tropic Thunder, King Kong, and the list goes on.

Anyways, while on Kauai I could not find a good cookie to save my life. I suppose I didn’t try all that hard but I was certainly keeping an eye out and didn’t come across many options. Hawaii seemed to mostly be known for their macadamia nut shortbread – delicious but not the kind of cookie I was looking for.

Basically on the trip I decided that I just needed to make a new cookie recipe for the blog that encompassed some traditional Hawaiian ingredients – macadamia nuts, coconut and chocolate. Okay, maybe chocolate isn’t necessarily a traditional Hawaiian ingredient but just go with it. 

Chocolate Chunk Toasted Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies

PLATE OF COOKIES

These cookies are a take on my Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Almond Cookies, but with a few modifications. Obviously coconut and macadamia nuts needed to be added and chocolate is always a given.

Never too many cookie recipes, amiright? 

what you need for Macadamia Nut Cookies

  • all-purpose flour
  • whole wheat white flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • butter
  • coconut oil
  • coconut sugar (or brown)
  • egg
  • vanilla
  • chocolate chunks
  • macadamia nuts
  • coconut

It looks like a lot but really it’s basically your standard cookie recipe with just a few swaps.

cookie ingredients on baking sheet and mixing bowl with cookie dough

macadamia nut cookie dough on baking sheet

Some Notes About the Process

CREAMING BUTTER/COCONUT OIL + SUGAR

  • An electric mixer (stand or handheld) works best here to really combine the butter and oil with the sugar.
  • The coconut oil should be soft, as should the butter.
  • You’ll want have the mixer run for about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl every once in a while.
  • The coconut sugar takes a bit longer to dissolve compared to regular white sugar, but if you see specks in your dough it’s okay – there are little specks in mine. 

ROOM TEMPERATURE EGG

  • Because we’re using softened butter and coconut oil, room temperature eggs are a must. If you use cold eggs the coconut oil will solidify and harden. No bueno. BAKING TIP: Typically when recipes call for softened butter, it’s a good idea to use room temperature eggs. 

COOKIE TEXTURE 

  • Because of the ratio of flour to fat here, the cookies are thick and soft, and don’t spread too much – as long as you’re using softened coconut oil and butter.
  • You could technically use all butter if you prefer, but the texture of the cookie will change slightly.
  • You could also use all all-purpose flour, but again the texture of the cookies will change.
  • I do *not* recommend using all whole wheat flour here or the cookies will turn out bread-y and likely too dry (unless you’re comfortable playing around with the ratios and adding more butter).
macadamia nut cookies on cooling rack
Plate of coconut macadamia nut cookies

So that’s about it! These cookies have so much flavor in them thanks to the coconut oil and coconut sugar. And obviously all the mix-ins… toasted coconut, macadamia nuts and chocolate. Could there be a better combo?

plate of macadamia nut cookies with glass of milk and chocolate chunks

Let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a comment and rating below! It helps others learn more about the recipe too. Xx Ashley

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★★★★★

4.5 from 2 reviews

 These Chocolate Chunk Toasted Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies are not your average cookie here. They’re made with a mix of butter and coconut oil, whole wheat flour and all-purpose and coconut sugar for the most amazing flavor. Add in toasted coconut and macadamia nuts along with chocolate chunks and this will be your new favorite. Thick with soft centers and crisp edges. 

  • Author: Ashley
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 20 cookies 1x
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: oven
  • Cuisine: american

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes
  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour*
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat white flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 6 TBS unsalted butter**, softened
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, softened
  • 3/4 cup coconut or dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chunks

Instructions

  1. Toast nuts: Preheat oven to 300ºF and line large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place nuts on baking sheet and spread evenly. Toast nuts for total of 6 minutes, stirring at 3 minutes to prevent coconut from browning too quickly. Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet. Set oven to 350ºF and set baking sheet aside.
  2. In medium bowl combine whole wheat white flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  3. In large bowl using handheld mixer or stand mixer paddle attachment, cream together butter, coconut oil and sugar until light and fluffy – about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed. If using coconut sugar make sure to cream really well. Some crystals may not dissolve but it’s okay.
  4. On low-medium speed add in egg and vanilla mixing until smooth.
  5. Slowly add in flour mixture until cookie dough batter comes together. Using large wooden spoon or sturdy spatula, fold in toasted coconut, macadamia nuts and chocolate chunks.
  6. Using medium cookie scoop, scoop cookie dough and press into scoop so it’s barely full, using your hands to press in – Or use round tablespoon. Dispense cookie dough evenly spaced onto parchment lined large baking sheet. Gently flatten cookies slightly. TIP: Place cookie dough in rows of 3 alternating with rows of 2. See picture in post.
  7. Bake cookies for 7-9 minutes. I would go for slightly under-baking here and allow the cookies to continue baking slightly on the cookie sheet for another 2 minutes. I baked for mine for 8 minutes. Remove from cooking sheet and place on cooling rack to cool completely.
  8. Enjoy!!

Notes

 SUBS:

  • Flour – You can use all, all-purpose flour but I would not recommend using all whole wheat.
  • Butter – You can use all butter instead of the coconut oil, but using all coconut oil will not work.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 304
  • Sugar: 14
  • Sodium: 149
  • Fat: 22
  • Saturated Fat: 9
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 26
  • Fiber: 0
  • Protein: 3
  • Cholesterol: 38

Keywords: chocolate chip cookies, toasted coconut chocolate chunk macadamia nut cookies, healthy cookies

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About Ashley

"Ashley Walterhouse is the founder of Fit Mitten Kitchen, based in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan, AKA “the Mitten.” Ashley grew up as a picky eater but later discovered that eating healthy was actually easy and fun. She started FMK in 2015 as a way to share her newfound love of developing healthier recipes for all to enjoy."

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  1. Sarah says

    3/20/2018 at 6:43 pm

    This is the best recipe I’ve ever made of yours, thank you! I just skipped the coconut oil and used 7 T. Of the butter, they are so delicious! Thank you a million for your great recipes!!!

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      3/23/2018 at 1:00 pm

      So glad you liked them, Sarah! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment 🙂

      Reply
  2. Katie @ 24 Carrot Life says

    3/20/2018 at 8:41 pm

    These look friggin’ amazing! I love a good dense cookie and these look right up my alley.

    Reply
  3. K says

    4/3/2018 at 7:05 pm

    Can gluten free flour be used?

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      4/4/2018 at 9:54 am

      If you use a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour it should be okay! You may need a couple tablespoons less.

      Reply
  4. Jean says

    12/22/2018 at 9:12 pm

    Hi,
    I made this recipe today however my cookies turned out to be more bread like and was crumbly and not chewy at all, maybe I did something wrong?

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      12/26/2018 at 11:22 am

      Hi Jean, it’s hard to say what the culprit is without being there with you and knowing exactly what ingredients were used. Because the cookies have whole wheat in them, they will lend themselves to a more bread-like texture (the “chewy” description was an error in the url on my part after changing the recipe slightly in development). If you go to make these again, maybe take out 2-3 TBSP of the whole wheat white flour and see if that helps you.

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    3/17/2019 at 5:45 pm

    I’m lactose intolerant but you mentioned that using all coconut oil in place of butter won’t work. Is there something else I can replace the butter with? Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      3/17/2019 at 5:52 pm

      A dairy-free Butter (like earth balance) would be best!

      Reply
  6. Lindsay says

    4/20/2020 at 7:25 am

    I used this recipe as a cookie “base” and added in what I had on hand (chocolate and caramel chips) and it was delicious!! I love that they’re a nice mix of coconut oil + butter as well as flours…perfect mixture of healthier and yummy. This will be my go-to cookie recipe for whatever add-ins I have!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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