Recipe Courtesy of Paula DeenServings: 4 dozen large cookies
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 13 min
Difficulty: Easy
1 1/2 cup white chocolate chunks
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup candied cherries
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, with electric mixer, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Set aside. Sift together flour, soda, and salt. Add milk then add flour, soda, and salt to butter mixture. In another bowl, combine nuts, cherries and white chocolate. Then add to mixture, stirring only to blend. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake for approximately 11-13 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
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I've been making these cookies for about 3 years every Christmas and my husband LOVES them. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes!!
By Christine on January 25, 2012
Hi Janet, Paula prefers to use salted butter in baking.
By Jonathan Able on December 15, 2011
These cookies are the best!! Rave reviews from family and friends. Look very pretty too. I took them to cookie exchange at church and they were the top cookie recipe requested. Thanks. Paula for this great recipe.
By Jano 1950 on December 13, 2011
Hi Paula, I am a huge fan and since you had baseball player Albert Pujols and his wife on your show my husband is a fan also!! For the White Chocolate Cherry Chunky cookies, what butter do you use, salted or unsalted? Thank you! Janet
By Janet Quixano on December 08, 2011
These are the best tasting cookies ever Paula! I saved the recipe from your magazine a couple years ago,and since then Ive subsituted pecans recently due to the Macadamia nuts being so expensive(the guys @my husband's job loved them)...but I think the cookie taste better with the Macadamia nut in the recipe. Thanks so much for sharing a part of your kitchen!
By Cookie551 on December 06, 2011
dear PAULA i have been making these cookies for a few years and it's a favorite in my house , not only at christmas time but all year round. i love your cooking... sure it's fattening... but... that's why it's so good.
By letizia tripp on December 01, 2011
dear PAula . I LOVE YOUR COOKING. WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN MAKING THESE CHOC CHERRY CHUNKS COOKIE FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEY ARE A FAVORITE IN MY HOUSE. I THINK YOU ARE A GREAT LADY... AND A GREAT COOK. LOVE YOUR COOKING... MIGHT BE FATTENING.. BUT... THAT'S WHY IT'S SOOOOOOOO GOOD. I Rated a 5+
By letizia tripp on December 01, 2011
" I like all your recipes, the way you prepared and it like so much delicious to taste.. thanks for that..
By maria teresa lipata on May 09, 2011
My kids (and the adults) attacked these things at thanksgiving! When I was making the batter, it seemed really thick and I thought they were going to come out dry but they were just right! Thank you so much for this website, because of your recipes, my first Thanksgiving dinner was amazing! (I actually outcooked some of the more "experienced" women in my family!)
By Jennifer Caraballo on December 19, 2010
I can only find macadamia nuts that are roasted and salted. Is this ok?
By Cathie Raby on December 19, 2010
These cookies are wonderful! The dough is a little stiff and hard to mix, but it is well worth the arm workout. The cookies didn't turn out to be dry at all. My husband absolutley loved them. I also swapped out the walnuts for pecans...just my personal preference.
By Tara on December 16, 2010
I had several people at work request that I make these again this year for our cookie swap. I made them last year also as part of the Christmas gifts I put together for my family. They were definitely a hit! I am having a hard time folding the cherries and white chips into the batter as well. (I leave the nuts out) I'm a little too hesitant to mess with the recipe right now, but I'll test it again with amounts the next time.
By Jena on December 15, 2010
By chris on December 13, 2010
I have been making these cookies for the last several years as gifts for family and friends. Everyone loves them and has come to expect them, wouldn't be the holidays without Paula's White Chocolate Cherry Chunkies!
By Anonymous on December 09, 2010
These are the best cookies EVER!! I am taking these to my cookies swap at church. They are wonderful!
By Anonymous on December 06, 2010
These cookies are a winner.Delicious.Thumbs up Paula!
By Anonymous on November 14, 2010
I LOVE these cookies! I saw Paula make these on a show and decided to try them. My kids love them!! And the guys that my husband works with love them too!! I add pecans instead of the macadamia nuts.
By Anonymous on March 26, 2010
So easy to make & it tastes so good
By Anonymous on January 10, 2010
I rate this cookie a 5. It went together well and was easy to do. I watched you make these on T.V. I appreciated the tip to let cookie sheets cool between uses. My husband and I love these cookies. The are wonderful.
By Anonymous on December 20, 2009
This a wonderful cookie and we added this one to our list of christmas cookies to make each christmas season.
By Anonymous on December 16, 2009
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