Sometimes I struggle with the basic chocolate chip cookie. I don’t know what it is about those basic cookie recipes, but they rarely turn out perfect.
To avoid making ugly cookies, I started messing around with other flavors and recipes to get the “perfect” cookies.
Now I’m not saying these are perfect, but they are pretty darn close. Chewy, soft, melt-in-your-mouth buttery and utterly addicting.
Remember that gianduja gelato I made? Well I had some extra hazelnut paste laying around so I mixed that into the cookie dough. Yum!
The hazelnut paste adds a subtle nuttiness and a bit of structure to the dough. And the hazelnut flavor paired with semi-sweet chocolate chips makes these cookies taste like Nutella.
So if you are looking for a new “perfect” chocolate chip cookie recipe I recommend giving this one a try!
Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe from: Epicurious
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup hazelnut paste
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- In a small bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In your stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, mix together the butter, hazelnut paste, and both sugars on medium speed until very light and fluffy — about 8 minutes.
- When the mixture is light and fluffy scrape down the bowl. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl, again.
- Pour in the sifted dry ingredients and mix for 30 seconds – 1 minute. Add the chocolate chips and mix for an additional 30-45 seconds.
- Scoop 2 tsp dough balls on to silpat or parchment lined cookie sheets, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. You can also freeze the dough balls and keep them in a plastic bag ready to go!
- Once ready to bake the dough; preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the chilled dough for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes – enjoy!
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Freaking love these! I’m going to have to hunt down some of that hazelnut paste
Do it! The cookies are so worth the extra ingredient
Those cookies do look wonderful. I do like hazelnut so I will have to find that paste and make these cookies.
Erin your cookies look wonderful. I’m going to have to hunt for that paste too.
These look darn near perfect to me! I have never seen that paste before, but now I need to find some – the cookies sound wonderful!
Ohhhh, this looks fantastic! I bet it tastes wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hazelnut paste?? I’ve never heard of it before or seen it! Ahhh these must be great.
I need to find some hazelnut paste these sound amazing!
I haven’t seen hazelnut paste before. Is it similar to almond paste? A cup seems like a lot though…more like peanut butter. So many questions now. The cookies look great!
It’s not quite the same as almond paste – more like peanut butter but a bit more runny. It’s really tasty though and super easy to work with!
Hazelnut paste! That sounds awesome in chocolate chip cookies!
Hazelnut paste- yum! These cookies look so good.