White Chocolate Chip Cookies made with Coconut Oil (No Butter!)

These cookies are sooo good!! I made them at about 12:30am last night!!  It seems like the later I bake the better it tastes lol!!  Anywho, at that time of the night, I had absolutely no macadamia nuts, and wasn't going to go to the store for them! So I decided to make the cookies with white chocolate --- sans the macadamia nuts.  I was sooo happy that I had all of the ingredients right in my fridge to whip up a quick batch!!  It wasn't until I went to take my butter and egg out of the fridge did I realize I did not have any BUTTER!!!!

I usually keep butter ON DECK....But for some reason, today just wasn't my day lol!!! So many things happened thorughout yesterday that made me want to pull my hair (flat tire, serger problems ), but in the end they all worked out. And these cookies were absolutely no different than the rest of my day!!
So what did I do?

I definitely didn't brave this cold harsh Atlanta weather if thats what you thought!!

I improvised!!  I had coconut oil sitting on my counter already melted becuase of how warm and cozy it is in my home. So I decided to use that with a really good Chocolate chip cookie recipe!!  Of course I substituted White Chocolate , but everything else remained the same within the recipe.  I substituted the Coconut oil to Butter 1:1.

The cookies came out amazingly soft and moist and were deliciouis! I couldn't really taste the coconut oil, so I'm not sure if it made a difference as far as flavor!

I have always read that coconut oil is a healthier alternative to other oils we use like butter. So if you are feeling guilty about these cookies, you can at least use that fact to help you sleep at night! lol. Anyways, enjoy!!

The recipe only makes 6 servings (about 12 cookies)
You can double or triple it how ever you like!




   

• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 an egg
• 1/2 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract (or regular vanilla extract)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon hot water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4.4 ounces of White Chocolate (Lindt is my favorite brand!)
• 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil , melted

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the coconut oil, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop spoonfuls (I used an ice cream scoop) onto a wax paper lined cookie tray.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.  Do not over bake!! They bake as they cool down outside the oven because they are really really hot!!