Caramelized White Chocolate And Salted Cashew Cookies

Name: Caramelized White Chocolate And Salted Cashew Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown butter; 1 tbsp water; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup white sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 drop almond extract; 1 egg; 1 and 1/4 cup flour; 1 tsp corn flour; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 3/4 cup salted roasted cashew nuts (chopped); 3/4 cup caramelized white chocolate chunks + more for the top; Sea salt flakes for the top

Brown butter based cookie dough, that is packed with salted roasted cashew nuts and caramelized white chocolate chunks to make the best cookies in under 30 minutes. They are crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle.

When I saw the caramelized white chocolate bar in Marks and Spencer Food store I immediately knew that I wanted to make these cookies. The recipe was a no brainer and I must admit it has delivered big time. The flavor combination is EPIC. The key is to over salt these cookies, make sure you are using flakey sea salt on the top for that added kick in every bite. It might seem like we are adding too much salt here but the salt balances out he sweetness in the cookie dough and the chocolate. So let us get to it.

What is caramelized white chocolate?

You may have heard of a chocolate called dulcey or caramelized white chocolate or blonde chocolate: this is a technique invented by Valrhona, the famous chocolatiers. Caramelizing results in a toasty, kind of nutty and you guessed it ‘caramel’ like taste. The white chocolate is cooked until it splits, gets grainy and the color turns from white to beige and light brown. Up on further heating it gets smooth. I didn’t have to do the work here as I used Marks and Spencers Caramelized White Chocolate Bar that I just chopped up.

What ingredients do we need to make this Caramelized White Chocolate And Salted Cashew Cookies?

For the cookie dough we need brown butter but melted butter will also work. We need water, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, almond extract, egg, all purpose flour, corn flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt. We will need roasted salted cashew nuts and caramelized white chocolate chunks.

What equipment do we need to make this Caramelized White Chocolate And Salted Cashew Cookies?

To make the cookie dough we need a large mixing bowl, rubber spatula, ice cream scoop (4-5 ounce), baking tray and baking baking. I have chopped the chocolate and cashew nuts with a knife. The cookies can be cooled on a wire rack once baked to avoid over baking.

How to make these Caramelized White Chocolate And Salted Cashew Cookies?

In a sauce pot brown the butter, take off the heat and allow to cool a little. Preheat the oven to 180℃, line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside. In a large mixing bowl add the browned butter, brown sugar, white sugar, almond extract, vanilla extract and stir the mixture together vigorously until combined and smooth. Add the egg and beat again until combined. Add the flour, corn flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, salted roasted chopped cashew nuts, caramelized white chocolate and stir until combined – make sure there are no dry flour pockets.

Scoop the dough, flatten it out between your palms and place onto a baking tray leaving space between each ball and bake for 9-10 mins, they will still be soft if you press them but that is fine – they will finish cooking in the residual heat outside the oven. Using a flat metal spatula transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling before serving. Hit them with flakey sea salt while still warm.

Serving and storing these Caramelized White Chocolate And Salted Cashew Cookies?

They are best served with milk, I have used the best milk from Marks & Spencer Food. It was so yummy, fresh and perfect for tea time. Serve this with a scoop of ice cream to increase the indulgent factor. The cookie dough can be stored in zip lock bags in the freezer for a month, when ready to bake, let them defrost and bake as suggested. The baked cookies can be stored in ziplock bags at room temperature for 3-4 days.

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