Georgia, where the Masters Tournament is held annually, is also affectionately called “The Peach State.” In this scrumptious ode to the locale of the famous tournament, we combined the aforementioned fruit with rich white chocolate—in both the cookie and the glaze—to produce a lovely treat worthy of a golf clap.
Peachy White Chocolate Cookies
Serves: 35
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup finely chopped freeze-dried peaches
- ½ cup finely chopped white chocolate*
- White Chocolate Glaze (recipe follows)
Instructions
- • Preheat oven to 375°. • Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- • In a large bowl, beat together butter, both sugars, and vanilla extract with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in flour mixture just until incorporated. Stir in peaches and white chocolate.
- • Using a levered 2-teaspoon scoop, portion dough and roll into balls. Place dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- • Bake until edges of cookies are golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes per batch, rotating baking sheets halfway through baking time. Let cool on baking sheets for 3 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks, and let cool completely.
- • Transfer glaze to a small piping bag cut with a ¼-inch opening in the tip. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies as desired. Let stand until glaze sets. Store at room temperature in an airtight container between layers of wax paper, and serve within a week.
- *We used Ghirardelli Premium Baking White Chocolate Baking Bar.
White Chocolate Glaze
Serves: ¼ cup
This decadent, two-ingredient glaze can be easily made using a microwave oven.
Ingredients
- ½ (4.4-ounce) bar white chocolate*, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- • In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, heat together chocolate and coconut oil in a microwave oven on medium power in 15-second intervals until melted, stirring between intervals. Use immediately.
- *We used Ghirardelli Premium Baking White Chocolate Baking Bar.
