Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
- 34 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 (13 ounce) jar chocolate hazelnut spread
- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate piece
- 1 cup hazelnuts, coarsely chopped toasted and skinned
- 5 ounces white chocolate baking squares, melted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a very large mixing bowl; beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add granulated sugar and brown sugar.
- Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
- Add chocolate-hazelnut spread, unsweetened chocolate and vanilla.
- Beat until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined.
- Combine flour, cinnamon, soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat as much of the flour mixture into creamed mixture as you can.
- Stir in any remaining flour mixture.
- Stir in chocolate pieces and hazelnuts.
- Drop dough by tablespoons 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake about 10 minutes or until the edges are just set.
- Let cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes.
- Remove and cool completely on wire racks.
- Drizzle melted white chocolate over cooled cookies.
- Let stand until set.
- Note: To skin and toast hazelnuts: Boil the hazelnuts in a quart of water with 4 Tbsp of baking soda for 3 - 4 minutes.
- Rinse them in a colander under cold water.
- The skins should come off easily.
- Roast in 350 oven for 10-12 minutes stirring every 5 minutes or so.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-hazelnut-cookies-509571 (may not work)