Chocolate and Hazelnut Cookies

Ingredients

• 150 g chopped hazelnuts
• 200 g chocolate chips
• 115 g softened butter
• 80 g brown sugar
• 80 g white sugar
• 1 egg
• 150 g all-purpose flour
• 50 g ground hazelnuts (hazelnut meal)
• 1 tbsp hazelnut butter (pure hazelnut paste) (approx. 30g)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. 1Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth and fluffy.
2. 2Add the egg and vanilla extract, then mix again. Stir in the hazelnut butter. (Be careful not to overmix to avoid over-activating the gluten.)
3. 3In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold these dry ingredients into the wet mixture and stir until just combined.
4. 4Fold the toasted hazelnuts and chocolate chips into the dough, mixing until evenly distributed.
5. 5Form the dough into balls using an ice cream scoop or your hands. Place them on a baking sheet, spacing them well apart.
6. 6Bake for 12 minutes, until the edges are golden brown but the centers are still soft.
7. 7Let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.