Paradise Cookies are loaded with white chocolate, macadamia nuts, coconut, lime zest, and a sprinkling of sea salt. If there was ever a cookie to eat in paradise, these would be it!
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats, and set aside.
MAKE COOKIE DOUGH:
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed, beat melted butter and sugars together until smooth.
Beat in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined.
Turn mixer off, add flour mixture, and pulse mixer until the flour is absorbed into the batter.
Add white chocolate chips, macadamia nuts, coconut, and lime zest and mix until combined.
SCOOP COOKIE DOUGH:
Using a 2-Tablespoon scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them two inches apart.
Lightly press three white chocolate chunks into the top of each cookie.
BAKE COOKIES:
Bake cookies, ONE PAN AT A TIME, for 8 minutes, and working quickly, take the cookie sheet out of the oven and sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
Rotate cookie sheet, and return to oven to bake another 7-8 minutes or until cookie edges are set, but centers are still soft and puffy.
TO FINISH:
Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then serve warm (my favorite) or transfer to a wire rack to cool.