Interestingly the commonly posted U tube of the Boeing 777 demonstrating max Xwind landing, seems to land on the runway offset and then "kick" it straight before lowering the nosewheel.
I've got some video from a Farnborough airshow many years ago of an Ilyushin IL96 being demonstrated. After a normal approach the pilot deliberately cross controlled it to plant the maingear down with considerable drift, before straightening up and lowering the nose. Seems to suggest that on that type (at least), and maybe some others, landing with some drift would be preferable to scraping a wing or engine.