Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cook Time: 45 min
Level: Easy
Yield: 4 dozens


Ingredients

* 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
* 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 4 ounces English toffee candy (recommended: Heath or Skor bar),
finely chopped
* 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted, husked, and chopped
* 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips


Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.


Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper. Finely chop the
oats in a food processor. Transfer the oats to a medium bowl. Mix in
the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.


Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl
until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and
stir just until blended. Stir in the toffee, hazelnuts, and chocolate
chips.


For each cookie, drop 1 rounded tablespoonful of dough onto sheet,
spacing 1-inch apart (do not flatten dough). Bake until the cookies
are golden (cookies will flatten slightly), about 15 minutes. Cool the
cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack
and cool completely. (The cookies can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store
airtight at room temperature.)

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