Happy almost July guys! Maaaaan where has the year gone? How much time flies when you’re working your butt off 7 days a week. LOL. But I can’t believe we’re 1 1/2 years in since I’ve been working from home and over 1 year of being on this food journey!

To celebrate, we’re making Pandan White Chocolate Cookies! Because who doesn’t love a good white chocolate chip cookie?!

You also may be asking, what in the PANDAN-MONIUM is pandan?

Pandan is an aromatic plant prized for its sweet floral fragrance in Asia. It’s used often in cooking due to it’s abundance and benefits in South and Southeast Asian cuisines. If I were to describe what it tastes and smells like I would describe it as a combination of Coconut and Vanilla!

In Vietnamese cooking and growing up, we used it in many recipes but a lot of them were desserts (aka Bánh) or Sweet Soups (aka Chè) ! It not only gave the dish it’s vibrant color but also the sweet tropical fragrance I couln’t get enough of.

I ate the green ones all the time just cause of the color. LOL.

Anyways, you know I love to use my childhood favorites and infuse them with everyday American dishes! So here is a cookie recipe my lil family and I couldn’t get enough of! You can also freeze any leftover dough to make for later! So you don’t have to bake them all in one go!