The Best White Chocolate Chip Cookies are ultra chewy, soft, and incredibly delicious. The addition of a secret ingredient makes them mind blowingly superb. Both the dough and the baked cookies freeze beautifully.
Preheat oven to 350F, with rack on lower middle position. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In bowl of stand mixer using paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes on medium high. Add eggs 1 at a time and blend just until incorporated. Add vanilla and almond extracts, mixing just until incorporated.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Gently combine together the flour mixture with the butter/sugar mixture until fully mixed.
Fold in white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts, until evenly mixed in.
Make walnut sized balls and flatten a bit (these cookies do not flatten too much during baking.)
Bake for 10 minutes, or just until bottoms of cookies are light golden brown. Cookies may seem soft and underdone, but they will set upon cooling.
Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet and use flat spatula to transfer them onto cooling rack.