Bittersweet Chocolate Cookies

Serves: 4

Vicente Kshlerin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

61

Sweetness

46

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 large

Egg

1 tsp

Vanilla

1 cup

Hazelnut

Directions:

1

Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a bowl until combined

2

Beat together butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes in a stand mixer (preferably fitted with paddle attachment) or 4 minutes with a handheld

3

Add egg and vanilla, beating until combined

4

Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix until combined well

5

Add chocolate and nuts and mix until just combined

6

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough until firm, about 30 minutes

7

Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 325°F

8

Roll 1 scant tablespoon of dough into a 1-inch ball, then flatten slightly with palm of your hand to form a 1/3-inch-thick disk and coat with confectioners sugar

9

Make more cookies in same manner, arranging them 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets

10

Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until they puff up and tops crack slightly, 8 to 10 minutes total, then transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool completely

11

Recoat cookies with confectioners sugar

12

Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a bowl until combined

13

Beat together butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes in a stand mixer (preferably fitted with paddle attachment) or 4 minutes with a handheld

14

Add egg and vanilla, beating until combined

15

Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix until combined well

16

Add chocolate and nuts and mix until just combined

17

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough until firm, about 30 minutes

18

Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 325°F

19

Roll 1 scant tablespoon of dough into a 1-inch ball, then flatten slightly with palm of your hand to form a 1/3-inch-thick disk and coat with confectioners sugar

20

Make more cookies in same manner, arranging them 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets

21

Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until they puff up and tops crack slightly, 8 to 10 minutes total, then transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool completely

22

Recoat cookies with confectioners sugar