Marry Me Cookies with White Chocolate and Macadamia Nuts

A cookie recipe so good it is rumored to garner marriage proposals! I can’t confirm that, but I can vouch that these Marry Me Cookies with White Chocolate and Macadamia Nuts are one of the best cookies I’ve ever made!

In 2015 there were a lot of weird trends in recipe naming, and you’ll find recipes for “marry me chicken” and “marry me butter beans” (which honestly, I’d marry those beans) and so obviously someone applied that logic to cookies. Maybe it started with the cookies? I dunno. I DO know that these cookies are perfectly chewy with just a little crisp at the edge. They are sweet without being TOO sweet. The oatmeal lends texture in the best cookie way, AND you can swap out the chips & nuts for whatever you are vibing with.

Also it should be said that you can totally make these cookies without having any interest in marriage (like me) 🙅‍♀️.

Yes, you have to refrigerate before baking.

It’s baking science.

There are a few reasons you need to refrigerate this dough before baking:

• It keeps the cookies from spreading too much on the pan.
• Refrigerating the dough lends to the chewy texture (the flour absorbs some of the moisture from the butter and eggs).
• It gives the vanilla and sugar time to be besties, lending to a more developed flavor.

I realize that this means you’ll need to plan a little further ahead (sorry), but!
You can make this dough up to 72 hours ahead of baking.

Alternate Add-Ins

If white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts are not your vibe (or just not in your cabinet), you can try all manner of chip/nut combinations, but here are a few faves:

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips & pecans
• Dark chocolate chips & walnuts
• Chopped sea salted dark chocolate & pecans
• Cinnamon chips & toffee chips

I have a few other oatmeal combo cookies on the site, including these Loaded Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (they have sprinkles!), and my fave Triple Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies.

Final Verdict

Oatmeal cookies are, in my opinion, the superior cookie.

I wouldn’t call these an “oatmeal cookie”, but they do have enough oats to push them further into fave cookie recipe land. These cookies are incredibly easy to make, very versatile, don’t call for crazy ingredients, and have a pretty perfect cookie texture. We have already established that I have no interest in the “marry me” part of this recipe, but I CAN confirm that a pile of these cookies sufficiently distracted my family from noticing that we are fostering yet another dog. That makes 5.

And, in my opinion, saving a life is worth making ALL the cookies.

Marry Me Cookies with White Chocolate and Macadamia Nuts

Soft, chewy cookies, so good they are supposed to garner marriage proposals! Note: marriage proposals are not guaranteed. Prep time includes 30 minutes for the dough to chill.

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Prep Time: 40 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes minutes

Total Time: 54 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 36 cookies

Calories: 152kcal

Author: Heather Tullos

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter melted
• 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats quick oats will work in a pinch
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups white chocolate chips
• 1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 325. You can line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean up, but an ungreased cookie sheet will work just fine.
• Mix the melted butter and sugars together on medium speed. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, and mix until combined.
• Add the flour, oats, baking soda, kosher salt, and cinnamon. Continue mixing on medium speed until the dough comes together. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Mix in the white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts by hand.
• Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
• Scoop out the dough by the rounded tablespoonful and roll into balls. Place them 2″ apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 14-18 minutes.
• Let the cookies cool for a few minutes before removing from the baking sheet to cool completely.

Notes

Recipe based on “I Want to Marry You Cookies” at Cooking Channel TV.com

Nutrition

Serving: 2g | Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg

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