Giada de Laurentiis's Chocolate Hazelnut Smooches
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis

Chocolate-Hazelnut Smooches

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 52 min
  • Prep: 30 min
  • Cook: 22 min
  • Yield: 36 to 40 cookies

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In another medium bowl, place the chocolate hazelnut spread, butter, and both sugars. Using a hand mixer, cream the ingredients together, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and blend until incorporated. Stir in the dry ingredients, just until incorporated.
  4. Shape the cookie dough into walnut-sized balls. Rolls the balls in the orange sprinkles or orange sugar, pressing to adhere. Place the cookies on a heavy cookie sheet about 4 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven. Quickly place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cookie. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 3 minutes. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.