Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies

Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 84
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 84 servings chocolate (no more than 60% cacao if marked), finely chopped; 177 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 larges eggs; 170 grams fine-quality bittersweet; 651 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 158 milliliters hazelnuts; 355 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters stick unsalted butter, softened; 2 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 59 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies a try. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 58 calories. This recipe serves 84. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, milk, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours.

Instructions

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

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Oven

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

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Hazelnuts

Toast

Nuts

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Baking Pan

Oven

Remove from oven (turn oven off), then wrap hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and rub to remove any loose skins. Cool nuts completely. Pulse nuts with granulated sugar in a food processor until finely chopped.

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Granulated Sugar

Hazelnuts

Nuts

Wrap

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Food Processor

Kitchen Towels

Oven

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

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Chocolate

Water

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Double Boiler

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Remove bowl from heat and set aside.

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Bowl

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

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Baking Powder

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

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

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

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

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Chocolate

Egg

Add milk and vanilla, beating to incorporate. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Stir in nut mixture. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough until firm, 2 to 3 hours.

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Vanilla

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl. Halve dough and chill 1 half, wrapped in plastic wrap.

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Powdered Sugar

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

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

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Roll

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Wax Paper

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

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Powdered Sugar

Roll

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Baking Sheet

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.

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Oven

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

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While first batch is baking, roll remaining dough into balls. Line cooled cookie sheets with fresh parchment, then coat balls with confectioners sugar and bake in same manner.

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Powdered Sugar

Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Cookies keep, layered between sheets of parchment or wax paper, in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

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Wax Paper