Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies

Serves: 5

Citlalli Gibson

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

39

Sweetness

47

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cup

Hazelnut

2.75 cups

All-Purpose Flour

2 tsps

Baking Powder

3 tsp

Salt

2 large

Egg

1 cup

Whole Milk

Directions:

1

Make dough: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Toast hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan in oven until skins split and nuts are pale golden, about 10 minutes

3

Remove from oven (turn oven off), then wrap hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and rub to remove any loose skins

4

Cool nuts completely

5

Pulse nuts with granulated sugar in a food processor until finely chopped

6

Melt chocolate in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water or in top of a double boiler, stirring until smooth

7

Remove bowl from heat and set aside

8

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

9

Beat together butter and brown sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes

10

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in melted chocolate until combined

11

Add milk and vanilla, beating to incorporate

12

Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, mixing until just combined

13

Stir in nut mixture

14

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough until firm, 2 to 3 hours

15

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

16

Toast hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan in oven until skins split and nuts are pale golden, about 10 minutes

17

Remove from oven (turn oven off), then wrap hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and rub to remove any loose skins

18

Cool nuts completely

19

Pulse nuts with granulated sugar in a food processor until finely chopped

20

Melt chocolate in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water or in top of a double boiler, stirring until smooth

21

Remove bowl from heat and set aside

22

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

23

Beat together butter and brown sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes

24

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in melted chocolate until combined

25

Add milk and vanilla, beating to incorporate

26

Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, mixing until just combined

27

Stir in nut mixture

28

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough until firm, 2 to 3 hours

29

Form and bake cookies: Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F

30

Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper

31

Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl

32

Halve dough and chill 1 half, wrapped in plastic wrap

33

Roll remaining half into 1-inch balls, placing them on a sheet of wax paper as rolled

34

Roll balls, 3 or 4 at a time, in confectioners sugar to coat generously and arrange 2 inches apart on lined baking sheets

35

Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until cookies are puffed and cracked and edges feel dry (but centers are still slightly soft), 12 to 18 minutes total

36

Transfer cookies (still on parchment) to racks to cool completely

37

While first batch is baking, roll remaining dough into balls

38

Line cooled cookie sheets with fresh parchment, then coat balls with confectioners sugar and bake in same manner

39

Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F

40

Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper

41

Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl

42

Halve dough and chill 1 half, wrapped in plastic wrap

43

Roll remaining half into 1-inch balls, placing them on a sheet of wax paper as rolled

44

Roll balls, 3 or 4 at a time, in confectioners sugar to coat generously and arrange 2 inches apart on lined baking sheets

45

Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until cookies are puffed and cracked and edges feel dry (but centers are still slightly soft), 12 to 18 minutes total

46

Transfer cookies (still on parchment) to racks to cool completely

47

While first batch is baking, roll remaining dough into balls

48

Line cooled cookie sheets with fresh parchment, then coat balls with confectioners sugar and bake in same manner