Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Italian Cookie-Swap

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 dozen

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 45 min

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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 (2 sticks), at room temperature
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 ounces English toffee candy, finely chopped (recommended: Heath or Skor)
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and chopped
1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Line 2 heavy 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 in an airtight container at room temperature.)

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recipe Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Caroline Ardmore, OK 07-30-2009
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Choc Full of Cookie GREATNESS!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We make these cookies all the time, (literally) and they are TO die for! My whole family loves them! We like to add extra... walnuts and heath (cause the heath is SO good) and they turn out fantastic either way. They look so pretty if you use an ice cream scoop, (i know, i know, for a cookie? we like em huge!) and they make awesome gifts! Thank you, thank you, thank you Giada!!!!Read more
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Karmen farmington Hills, MI 05-07-2009
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The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just finished making this recipe for the first time and the cookies came out perfect!! They are so moist and chewy!! I... followed the recipe step by step and used chopped walnuts instead of hazelnuts and they came out great!! I even made a few without the walnuts and toffee and they were yummy:) I will definately be making these again :) Read more
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anita killeen, TX 04-18-2009
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Exactly What I have been looking for!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The cookies are just perfect!!! Just like the Pillsbury ones that you buy at the store. But these are even better - they... don't have the trans fat. I have been looking for this recipe for a long long time. I did alter it a bit too... I didn't grind the oats at all (just being lazy), and I added walnuts instead of hazelnuts (which would have been even better probably). I guess it is a personal taste; if you are looking for dry and thick cookies then these are not for you. But if you are Pillsbury cookie kinda person - these are just perfect!!! Read more
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Courtney Newport News, VA 02-06-2009
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Terrific !!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Sooo yummmmmy & delicious!! I have made these cookies twice now...once I followed the recipe exactly and the second time I... used chopped pecans instead of hazelnuts. Both variations were chewy and delicious!! We even kept the batter in a ziplock in the fridge all week, just pinching off and baking a few each nite!! They were even better each day!!Read more
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Rebecca New Berlin, WI 01-20-2009
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Perfection!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These were very, very good. I followed the recipe nearly exactly. The only slight alteration I made was chopping the oats... with a knife because I didn't have a food processor. Turned out great anyways! Has a nice nutty flavor without the nuts being overbearing. Read more
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Sherry Plainfield, IL 12-28-2008
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Flat and crispy?
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Good flavor but these cookies just were too thin and very crispy. Followed directions exactly. Cooks illustrated thick and... chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe much better than this one. I like the addition of the toffee pieces, and the hazelnuts give it an earthy flavor---i will try adding to the CI recipe next. Read more