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12.02.2009

We Bake Bon Appetit...Day 2: Hazelnut - Butter Cookies With Chocolate Chips


Who doesn't love a good Chocolate Chip Cookie? When I saw this recipe for Hazlenut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips on Bon Appetit's Holiday Slide Show I was sold. Certain Someone even had a few of these. I have never been a fan of nuts in my baking. But Hazelnuts, Almonds, and pecans are the exception. Oh and Pistachios! OK , maybe I need to revise this. What I haven't been a fan of in baking is peanuts, And I have seen many a good cookie ruined with Peanut Butter, But a Hazelnut Butter? Now we are talking!
Baking cookies over 12 days is costly, and I was not trying to add any more expense than I had to. Rather than but Hazlenut butter, I decided to make my own with the scant amount of hazlenuts I had in my cupboard. I added a few almonds too and blended it up with a drizzle of vegetable oil to form a paste( like making a hazelnut praline). I confess I threw in a tablespoon of Nutella too to make up the difference! Nutella is not hazelnut butter , but a spread of hazelnut chcolate, and milk. It couldn't hurt. I also did not have mini chocolate chips , and used regular dark chocolate chips.
These cookies baked up to perfection! Really buttery and crips. The nut oils with the butter yielded a excellent crisp texture. Be sure to follow the directions and chill the dough for the 2 hours required before baking. You can find the recipe here.

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11 comments:

  1. Valerie Harrison (bellini)December 2, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    Very innovative Courtney making your own nut butter..adding a touch of Nutella is the secret ingredient.

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  2. RJ FlamingoDecember 2, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    Courtney, you are the McGuyver of the kitchen! Your solution to the hazelnut butter problem was not only inspired, but probably improved this recipe. Hats off to you, girlfriend!

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  3. Chef FrescoDecember 2, 2009 at 6:26 AM

    Mmm these sound good! Esp w the hazelnuts!

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  4. Judy@nofearentertainingDecember 2, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Yummmm! I love that you made your own nut butter for this and added Nutella! I bet they were delicious!

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  5. DiDecember 2, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    Wow, very resourceful! =) Sounds like your cookies turned out great.

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  6. AmandaDecember 2, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    They came out great! Bet they were delicious :)

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  7. kellypeaDecember 2, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    These are definitely on my list. We'll call it a break from rolling (gasp!) Don't you just love it when you can use things right out of the pantry instead of having to run to the store?

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  8. Kitchen ButterflyDecember 2, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    Yummy cookies. I love choco chip anything :-)

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  9. Rosa's Yummy YumsDecember 2, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    Great cookies! They look really good!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  10. Petergaye S. Kisielewicz of YahgieDecember 2, 2009 at 6:47 PM

    Oh so sinful. But so worth it!

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  11. Homemade HeavenDecember 3, 2009 at 3:51 AM

    Okay, this is getting more difficult now - what to choose? I love them all, just don't have the time to bake them all before we leave for our summer holiday!
    Have to finish baking in the New Year!

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