Easy sourdough white chocolate macadamia cookies are a family favorite especially my husband’s, however, beware they are very addicting.
Easy Sourdough White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Video
SOURDOUGH HEALTH BENEFITS
Sourdough has many health benefits, filled with many great benefits and a way to grow yeast to rise breads. Probiotics are live microbes that have health benefits that grow naturally within the environment. Sourdough helps to relegate metabolism, helps relieve allergies, cancer protection and balances the immune system along with reducing inflammation.
Sourdough has been around for centuries as far back as the Egyptians. This wild yeast is fermented naturally, leavened many breads and desserts. Sourdough adds a tangy, earthy taste to all baked goods and filled with many health benefits.
Learning to bake and start a sourdough starter does take some preparation. There are many resources on the internet for you get started with sourdough.
Baking these cookies are great for any discarding that take place after day seven of creating your sourdough starter. Also, if you have to much sourdough these easy sourdough white chocolate macadamia cookies are a perfect way to use up some excess.
TIPS ON USING A SOURDOUGH STARTER FOR BEGINNERS
If you use your starter everyday it can sit on the counter in a cool spot or if you use it time to time like myself, it can be stored in the refrigerator. I store my starter in a large glass mason jar. When my starter in on the counter I cover with a tea towel and secure with a rubber band. In the refrigerator I sure the with a screw on lid.
If you do store in the refrigerator, take it out to sit on the counter about twenty-four hours before you are going to use. I do feed my starter right when I take out of the refrigerator to reactive it with one cup of flour and 3/4 cup of filter water.
When I am done using my starter for the week, I make sure it is fed and I leave in on the counter for twenty-four hours before I place in refrigerator.
Health Benefits of Macadamia Nuts
Buy macadamia nuts that are whole and raw with nothing added including salt for the cookie recipe. Store your macadamia nuts in freezer to prevent mold and spoiling. Buttery in taste this unique flavor is a cherish nut here at the farmhouse.
Macadamia Nuts are a great source of good fat to add to your diet but, not this nut is not high in protein. If you are looking for a keto snack macadamia nuts are a perfect treat because it is low in carbohydrates.
High in magnesium and low in carbohydrates; macadamia nuts make a nice snack or fantastic in the easy sourdough white chocolate macadamia chip cookie.
Tips on Baking Easy Sourdough White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone mate if you do not want to use cooking spray.
I like to use my cookie sheets for several cookie batches, to cool my cookie sheet I run cold water over it before preparing the next batch.
Never over mix your cookie dough, once the ingredients are incorporated you are ready to bake.
Rotate, rotate, rotate your cookie sheets halfway through baking time. If you have multiple cookie sheets baking rotate between racks as well, top on bottom and bottom on top!
ABOUT EASY SOURDOUGH WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA COOKIES
Cookies are a family favorite here at Riggs Creek Farmhouse. Cookies are super easy to make because they have many choices in their preparation such as dropped, molded, rolled or pressed.
Many cookie recipes can be made with a a substitution of flour such as wheat or gluten free.
When baking cookies a few thing you want to keep in mind to be successful. You should bake your cookies with a good cookie sheet. Your cookie sheet should be shiny and bright.
I love a good stainless steal cookie sheet when baking my cookies.
For pretty brown cookies place cookie sheet on the center oven rack. Turn cookie sheet ninety degrees halfway through baking. Check cookies at your minimum baking time; check if color is not achieved bake additional to create a golden-brown color on the bottom of cookie.
Immediately remove easy sourdough white chocolate macadamia cookies with a spatula from the sheet onto a wire rack.
Store your sourdough white chocolate macadamia nut cookies in a tightly covered container. You can place a piece of bread or apple in container to keep the cookies softer longer.
If you choose to freezer your sourdough cookies, they can be store up to ten months in a sealed container. Layer cookies with wax or parchment paper, label and freeze. Only freeze cookies that have completely cooled from the oven. Thaw cookies completely uncover for thirty minutes.
Easy Sourdough White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Recipe
Baking these easy sourdough white chocolate macadamia cookies are a yummy treat and prefect any time of year.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of softened grass feed butter
- 1/2 cup organic brown sugar
- 1/2 cup organic sugar
- 1 large farm fresh egg
- 1/2 cup of freshly fed sourdough
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup of organic white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped unsalted, raw macadamia nuts
- cooking spray
First, beat butter at a medium speed and slowly add both sugars. Next, add farm fresh egg and vanilla. Slowly add flour, soda and salt to the butter mixture. Now it is time to stir in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts by hand do not mix in the mixer!
Next, add your sourdough and give a good stir. Note, sourdough can be eliminated; I love adding it to my cookie recipes to enhance the flavor and to not waste my discard.
Take a cookie sheet and spray lightly with cookie spray. Take cookie dough and drop a spoonful onto the sheet two to three inches apart. Bake your sourdough white chocolate cookies for nine to eleven minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees or until lightly brown. With a spatula remove cookies and let cool on a wire rack to cool!
~Enjoy with milk, tea or coffee~
Easy Sourdough White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
Baking these easy sourdough white chocolate macadamia cookies are a yummy treat and prefect any time of year.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of softened grass feed butter
- 1/2 cup organic brown sugar
- 1/2 cup organic sugar
- 1 large farm fresh egg
- 1/2 cup of freshly fed sourdough
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup of organic white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped unsalted, raw macadamia nuts
- cooking spray
Instructions
First, beat butter at a medium speed and slowly add both sugars. Next, add farm fresh egg and vanilla. Slowly add flour, soda and salt to the butter mixture. Now it is time to stir in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts by hand do not mix in the mixer!
Next, add your sourdough and give a good stir. Note, sourdough can be eliminated; I love adding it to my cookie recipes to enhance the flavor and to not waste my discard.
Take a cookie sheet and spray lightly with cookie spray. Take cookie dough and drop a spoonful onto the sheet two to three inches apart. Bake your sourdough white chocolate cookies for nine to eleven minutes until lightly brown. With a spatula remove cookies and let cool on a wire rack to cool!
~Enjoy with milk, tea or coffee~
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