Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup nutella (1/3 cup for cookies 1/3 cup for dizzle)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup hazelnuts (measured ground and toasted)
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons milk (2-3 tsp)

Directions

1. 1

   Cream together butter and both sugars.

2. 2

   Add eggs, 1/3 cup nutella and vanilla.

3. 3

   In seperate bowl whisk to combine flour and baking soda and toasted hazlenuts(grind the hazelnuts and toast them in a frying pan on medium low heat stirring constanly about 10 minutes, cool).

4. 4

   Add flour mixture to creamed butter and sugar.

5. 5

   Add chocolate chips, careful not to over mix.

6. 6

   Measure one tablespoon of dough (flaten just a little) on a ungreased cookie sheet.

7. 7

   Bake at 375 for 9 minutes.

8. 8

   Cool on cookie sheet for one minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

9. 9

   Once cooled make drizzle for the top. Combine the remaining 1/3 cup nutella with 2-3 tsp of milk over simmering water (double boiler).

10. 10

    I used a plastic ziplock bag and poked a hole in one corner with a toothpick, Squeeze a zig zag design on top. Cool completely.

11. 11

    Can be stored in a air tight container, with wax paper between layers and frozen.