Chocolate Nutella Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 sticks butter unsalted room temperature
• 0.8 cup brown sugar 
• 0.8 cup granulated sugar white
• 1 cup nutella 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 2  eggs 
• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons of flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup cocoa unsweetened
• 0.5 tsp baking soda 
• 0.5 tsp salt 
• 1 cup chocolate chips 
• 0.5 cup hazelnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat the butter, sugars, Nutella: Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat the butter in an electric mixer for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
2. Add the brown sugar, white sugar, and Nutella and mix well, scraping down the sides of the bowl to ensure even mixing.
3. Add eggs, vanilla extract:
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 30 seconds between each.
5. Add the vanilla extract and mix for 10 seconds.
6. Whisk dry ingredients, add to butter mixture:
7. Whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda (do not skip this step as sifting eliminates clumps of cocoa).
8. Mix into the butter mixture on low speed until fully incorporated, scraping down the bottom and sides at least once to ensure even mixing.
9. Add chocolate chips and hazelnuts, chill 10 min: Fold in the chocolate chips and hazelnuts and refrigerate the dough for ten minutes.
10. Spoon onto lined cookie sheets and bake: Spoon tablespoon-sized drops of dough onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
11. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.
12. Allow to cool on the sheets for a minute or two before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.