Mary's Nutella Cookies

While I am not a huge fan of peanut butter and chocolate, I LOVE the chocolate and hazelnut taste of Nutella. Last week I bought the double huge COSTCO size package of Nutella and decided I better find a cookie recipe to make wise use of my purchase. The recipe comes from a fellow cookie blogger, Mary in San Francisco. Her site it really beautiful. Check it out at alpineberry.blogspot.com. The cookies are easy to make and quite good. Enjoy!

Mary's Nutella Cookies

1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2/3 cup Nutella
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup toasted and skinned hazelnuts, coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Sift together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Cream together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in Nutella and vanilla extract. Mix in egg.

Add flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Add chips and hazelnuts.

Drop tablespoons of dough 2" apart onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for about 11 minutes or until edges look set. Cool on sheet for 5 minutes, then carefully remove to cooling racks.

Many hugs,

Kathy