White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie Cake

I turned my favorite cookie into a birthday cake for a friend! Pretty much a cake-mix cookie baked as a cake, and can be made into all sorts of fun flavors!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 560 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package French vanilla cake mix
• ½ cup finely chopped macadamia nuts
• 1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting
• 1 (1 ounce) square white chocolate, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
• ½ cup finely chopped white chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Mix butter, eggs, vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl; stir in cake mix until mixture looks like cookie dough. Add 1 cup white chocolate chips and 1 cup macadamia nuts. Press dough evenly into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes.

Step 4

Beat vanilla frosting in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Stir in melted white chocolate and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Fold whipped topping into frosting. Spread frosting onto cookie cake.

Step 5

Garnish frosting layer with 1/2 cup white chocolate chips and 1/2 cup macadamia nuts. Store in the refrigerator.