Milk Chocolate Cashew Cookies

These chocolate chip cookies with cashew nuts definitely have our undivided attention!  Be careful, these will temptingly, lure you in, then you’ll blame me and I get blamed for enough as it is.  Just enjoy and leave me out of the blame game.

I have anointed these OMG! Ultimate Milk Chocolate Cashew Cookies, my favorite Christmas cookie for 2015.  Last year, it was Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies!! But whenever we are talking about chocolate chip cookies in general, I think we can all agree, they all win, in the end!

Check this Cashew Peanut Butter Fudge out too for more cashew love! Again, sweet and salty delish!

Ingredients You Need

Chocolate Chip Cashew Cookie Recipe

• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• salt
• unsalted butter
• brown sugar
• granulated sugar
• vanilla extract
• eggs 
• Ghiradelli Milk Chocolate Chips
• salted roasted cashews, roughly chopped

Instructions How to Make Milk Chocolate Cashew Cookies

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper for the baking to begin!
• In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, In a large bowl combine the butter, sugars, and vanilla and beat until creamy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition
• Using a wooden spoon, gently fold in the flour mixture stirring only until the flour begins to disappear.
• Fold in the milk chocolate chips and salted cashews.
• Using a large cookie scoop (¼ cup), scoop out over sized balls of cookie dough and then pat between both hands making them rounder balls.
• Then place dough balls on prepared sheet, 6 per cookie sheet.
• Bake for 11-14 minutes, or until golden brown at the edges but still soft in the middle.
• Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on the sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Transfer cookies to a zip-lock or sealed storage container.

Storing Chocolate Chip Cashew Cookies

• Properly storing chocolate chip cookies will keep their texture perfect and fresh for up to 3 or 4 days. Keep them longer if the refrigerator for up to a week or so.
• Freeze them for even longer storage up to 3 months in a sealed container.

More Options

• Add some sea salt on top for a delicious sweet and salty cookie flavor!
• Switch out the milk chocolate chips with semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or peanut butter chips!
• Add some crunch by adding in some m&m’s or some chopped nuts!