Outstanding Belgian White Chocolate Cookies You Need To Try
Christmas is right around the corner and soon Valentine’s Day will be, too! What do many people think of when they think of the holidays? If you’re thinking CHOCOLATE and COOKIES, you and I are on the same page! Although I consider myself a chocoholic, I sometimes have to remind myself that … white chocolate is a delicious option, too! Belgian chocolates, in particular, are some of my favorite options! Keep reading to find out about Belgian white chocolate cookies. These cookies can be store-bought, specially ordered, or you can easily make them from the comfort of your own kitchen, too!
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Is White Chocolate Real Chocolate?
So, is white chocolate actually chocolate?
That’s a question that a lot of people ask and the answer can be a little complicated.
White chocolate is made from cacao beans that are fermented and then roasted. The beans are then ground and pressed to release a substance called cocoa butter.
This cocoa butter is used to make white chocolate. Other ingredients that make up the composition of white chocolate, in addition to cocoa butter, are sugar, dried milk, and vanilla flavor.
In fact, the fatty makeup of cocoa butter is what gives that smooth, velvety texture that we’re all used to when we bite into a good piece of delicious chocolate.
To make dark or milk chocolate, this cacao butter will have to be further processed.
If you’re interested in learning more about the differences between white chocolate and dark chocolate, I recommend you check out this YouTube video by Reactions:
List of the Best Belgian Chocolate Brands
Ok, so some of you may be wondering what are some quality Belgian chocolate brands that you can look into when purchasing white chocolate for your next batch of homemade white chocolate chunk cookies.
If that’s the case, please take a look at the popular Belgian chocolate brands below that may make white chocolate bars, chips, and chunks:
- Belvas
- Bruyerre
- Callebaut
- Corné Port-Royal
- Côte d’Or
- Godiva
- Guylian
- Leonidas
- Mary
- Neuhaus
- Pierre Marcolini
- Wittamer
- Zaabär
However, before getting into how to make homemade Belgian white chocolate cookies, we’ll go over some store-bought options that you may be able to purchase either at your local grocery store or online.
Store-Bought Brands
Here are some popular brands of Belgian white chocolate chip (or chocolate chunk) cookies that are commonly found in different stores around the world.
Marks & Spencer (M&S)
Possibly the most commercialized of the Belgian white chocolate cookies is the Marks & Spencer (M&S) All Butter Belgian White Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
As the name implies, they are butter cookies (like a shortbread cookie) with plenty of white chocolate chunks distributed throughout the cookie.
They normally come in a tray filled with 8 delicious, crumbly cookies.
However, be careful you do not eat the whole pack! They are very delicious!
Now, if you’re worried about nutrition, here is some information you may want to know. Each cookie has the following:
- 129 calories
- 6.8 grams of fat
- 4.1 grams of saturates
- 8.3 grams of sugar
- 0.21 grams of salt
So, these cookies are probably not great if you’re on a diet … but it’s possible that you may not be on a diet if you’re looking up information on white chocolate chip cookies.
Please, take a look at this Youtube video by guitar singapore travels to get a better idea of what these cookies are (if you’re not already familiar with them).
So, what do you think?
I think that they’ll probably make a great addition to your Christmas cookie gift exchange or a great Valentine’s Day gift addition 😉
So, if you’re interested in purchasing these cookies, you can easily do so on Amazon.
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets
Another popular white Belgian chocolate chunk cookie is Sainsbury’s Belgian White Chocolate Chunk Cookie.
Many people buy these from Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, which is one of the largest supermarket chains in the United Kingdom.
These are some of the main ingredients for this cookie:
- White Chocolate Chunks
- Fortified Wheat Flour
- Sugar
- Palm Oil
- Oat Flour
- Desiccated Coconut
Now, there is also a Sainsbury’s Belgian White Chocolate Chunk cookie variety with raspberries.
These are some of the main ingredients for the white chocolate chunk cookie with raspberries:
- Belgian White Chocolate Chunks
- Fortified Wheat Flour
- Sugar
- Palm Oil
- Pasteurized Free Range Egg
- Salted Butter
- Rapeseed Oil
- Partially Inverted Refiners Syrup
- Raspberries
- Skimmed Cows’ Milk Powder
- Vegetable Glycerine
- Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
- Disodium Diphosphate
- Molasses
- Flavoring
- Salt
What do you think? I know some of you may prefer a cookie with more natural ingredients. If this list makes you think you may want to make your own homemade white chocolate cookies, then just scroll down a little further.
SuperValu Signature Tastes
Another common store-bought white chocolate cookie is the SuperValu Signature Tastes All Butter Belgian White Chocolate Chunk Cookie.
If you’re not familiar with SuperValu, it’s actually a very well-known Irish grocery store and food distributor.
They have a reputation for fresh food quality and are supporters of local producers.
Anyway, these are some of the main ingredients in these white chocolate cookies:
- White Chocolate Chunks
- Vanilla Flavouring
- Wheat Flour
- Salted Butter
- Sugar
- Golden Syrup
- Skimmed Milk Powder
- Salt
Unfortunately, I’m not finding these cookies available on Amazon.
Fortunately, as you will see further below, you can make your own cookies using ingredients that are readily available either in your home pantry or your local grocery store 😉
But before that, let me introduce you to chocolate-covered Oreo cookies using white, milk, and dark Belgian chocolate!
Chocolate Covered Oreos
How many of you LOVE Oreo cookies?
I seriously have to buy every single new seasonal flavor that comes out, lol.
My favorite is the hazelnut cream-filled ones that come out during the fall season. I highly recommend you try them if you haven’t!
Anyway, we’re talking about cookies made with white Belgian chocolate here.
While browsing through the internet, I found this link to Simply Chocolate for Belgian chocolate-covered Oreos!
They come with 16 OREO® Cookies that are covered in either of the following:
- Belgian white chocolate
- Belgian dark chocolate
- Belgian milk chocolate drizzled with Belgian milk chocolate or Belgian milk chocolate (or with milk chocolate decorettes)
How incredible is that!? These may soon become my favorite cookies, haha.
Homemade Belgian White Chocolate & Raspberry Cookies
OK, so maybe you’re wanting the taste of an authentic Belgian white chocolate cookie, but you’re not too sure of all the hard-to-pronounce ingredients included in the lists above.
Well, if that’s the case, then I highly recommend you check out the recipe below for delicious homemade cookies you can bake for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, a birthday, or just because!
These highly-rated Raspberry Ripple cookies are made with Belgian white chocolate chunks. I found them on the Sainsbury’s Magazine website.
The ingredients for the recipe above are DEFINITELY more natural.
Here they are listed for our convenience:
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- Frozen raspberries
- Unsalted butter
- Sugar
- Light brown sugar
- Lemon zest
- Egg
- Plain flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Belgian white chocolate chunks
**By the way, I recommend Callebaut white chocolate chunks. The reason is that they produce some of the finest Belgian chocolates around (according to their website).
One thing is for sure … these white Belgian chocolates are VERY highly rated and worth considering for your homemade white chocolate cookies!
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About Callebaut Chocolate
As mentioned previously, possibly one of the most recognized Belgian chocolate brands is called Callebaut.
These are arguably some of the finest chocolate brands around!
Callebaut is a Belgian chocolate brand founded in 1911 by Octaaf Callebaut.
They produce coverture chocolates, which contain high amounts of cocoa butter.
Also, Callebaut chocolates have a particular taste that hasn’t changed in over a few decades.
More specifically, they use a whole bean roasting technique to get their typical taste. Some chocolate manufacturers have been using this technique for over 100 years.
Anyway, Callebaut chocolates are gourmet chocolates and for this reason, many gourmet and culinary professionals like to use this fine Belgian chocolate brand.
More Homemade Callebaut White Chocolate Cookies
Ok, for your convenience, now that you know about Callebaut chocolates, I am including a couple more cookie recipes where you can use these (or other) white chocolates.
These recipes are in addition to the white chocolate with raspberries cookie recipe above:
If you’re intrigued by the idea of white chocolate matcha cookies, I recommend you take a look at this video below by William’s Kitchen EN to learn more:
SUPER mouth-watering, aren’t they?
What To Serve With Belgian White Chocolate Cookies
If you’re like me, I enjoy eating cookies with no drinks or sides. The reason for this is that I love the cookie-eating experience! I just sit there and take in the flavors involved in every bite I take.
However, other people, like my husband, can’t eat cookies without a glass of milk.
If that’s you, here are some other ideas for what to serve with white chocolate chip cookies:
- Milk
- Tea
- Coffee
- Hot chocolate
- Vanilla ice cream
- Pudding
Belgian White Chocolate FAQs
Now, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about white chocolate cookies from Belgian.
Is Belgian white chocolate sweet?
Yes, Belgian white chocolate is sweet as sugar is one of the main ingredients. Vanilla is another ingredient that gives white chocolate its flavor.
What is different about Belgian chocolate?
Belgian chocolate has unique flavor profiles that are particular to that region. Generally speaking, Belgian chocolate has a smooth texture, is not too sweet, and it is a little bitter.
Is Belgian chocolate high quality?
Many Belgian chocolate brands are known for their high-quality chocolates. However, keep in mind that to be considered true Belgian chocolate, the chocolate needs to be refined and molded in Belgium.
Final Thoughts
And that’s a wrap! What are your thoughts on some of these cookies? Do any of these white chocolate cookies or white chocolate cookie recipes seem especially interesting to you? Have you tried any of these white chocolates from Belgium? Do you have a favorite chocolate from Belgium? Please let me know in the comments below! I’d love to hear from you.
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