Chocolate Hazelnut Drop Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners. Set aside.
• In an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and 1/4 cup of the sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla. With the machine running, gradually add the flour until incorporated. Beat in the chocolate-hazelnut spread.
• Roll the dough into 36 (1 1/2-inch) balls and place 12 balls of dough onto each baking sheet. Bake until the bottoms of the cookies flatten out slightly, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Place the remaining 1 cup powdered sugar in a medium bowl. In batches, roll the cookies in the sugar until coated. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375*F. Line a cookie sheet with parchement paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In another medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter, Nutella, and both sugars together for about 4 minutes.
• Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Using a wooden spoon or spatula, stir in the flour until just combined.
• Add the hazelnuts and stir until just combined.
• Using a tablespoon measure, drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet, spacing the mounds about 4 inches apart.
• Using a fork, flatten each mound of dough.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.
• Use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Line 2 heavy baking sheets with parchment paper. Finely chop the oats in a food processor. Transfer the oats to a medium bowl. Mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and stir just until blended. Stir in the toffee, hazelnuts, and chocolate chips.
• For each cookie, drop 1 rounded tablespoonful of dough onto sheet, spacing 1 inch apart (do not flatten dough). Bake until the cookies are golden (cookies will flatten slightly), about 15 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely. (The cookies can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.)

DOUBLE DARK CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add sugar and salt; beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla extract until well-blended. Blend in melted chocolate, cocoa powder, and espresso. Mix in flour gradually, until batter is smooth. Fold in chocolate chips, chopped hazelnuts, and ground hazelnuts.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of cookie batter 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Use the back of a wet fork to flatten each cookie slightly, making a crisscross pattern.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and edges start to darken, about 15 minutes. Let cool a few minutes before serving.

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.

NUTELLA® CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and 2 tablespoons hazelnut spread with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. On low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and 1 cup of the hazelnuts.
• Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave 1 cup hazelnut spread uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup hazelnuts.