Recipe: Nutella Cookies

This recipe is from the Cleavage Lady, otherwise known as Giada de Laurentiis. Her latest book,Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites is packed with gorgeous photographs of food, and plenty of pics of Giada's ever-present cleavage. I say this with envy, not to make fun of Giada (though I do wonder if stuff ever falls in the canyon between her breasts and she has to fish it out. Is that sanitary?) If I were to wear a low-cut blouse, you would not see cleavage, you would see sternum. 

Giada (we're on a first name basis now that her book is responsible for my library fine) named these "Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti," though they're more like  a drop cookie than biscotti. These cookies turned out crispier than I usually like. So I have a few tips of how to avoid that if you are a squooshy cookie person like me. (I know biscotti is a crisp cookie that you dip in hot drinks. And these cookies do taste yummy dipped in milk or hot chocolate. I just like my biscotti hard and my cookies soft.)

Here goes:

1 1/3 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature (you could add a bit more to make the cookies softer. Just don't go hog walla. Maybe 1/2 to 3/4 cup more)

1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread, such as Nutella or Kroger brand hazelnut spread (buy it at Smith's)

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup chopped toasted, skinless hazelnuts (I didn't have any nuts. Besides, I don't like nuts in my cookies or cakes. The cookies turned out tasty without them.)

To toast the hazelnuts, spread them on a baking sheet and place in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes, or until golden and fragrant.  

Preheat oven to 375º F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment, or spray it with non-stick spray.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In another medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter, chocolate hazelnut spread, and both sugars together, about 4 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Add the hazelnuts and stir until just combined.

Using a tablespoon measure, drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet, spacing the mounds about 4 inches apart (the cookies flatten and spread as they cook, so really listen to this direction). Use the tines of a fork to flatten each mound. 

Wait! If you don't want a flat cookie, don't squish the dough with a fork. Just spoon it onto the cookie sheet and bake it. 

Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

I found that baking 10 minutes was too long. Try 8 minutes first. 

                                                                                         

Serve with milk or a hot drink. 

Bon Appétit!

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[Sally]

just made these. followed all the directions and they came out horribly! Followed the tip about making the cookies chewier...still SO CRISPY and just very very greasy. Not a good recipe.

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[Kym]

this is great! i found your recipe on nutelladay.com and i definitely like my cookies softer!

on a different note, i borrowed a book when i lived in hong kong, then my family moved to canada... that was 10 years ago, i still haven't returned the book. haha!

[AJ]

Just FYI: "Biscotti" is what all cookies are called in Italy. The cookies we call biscotti are "cantucci" to Italians. Since Giada is originally from Rome, it would make sense that she'd call any cookies biscotti. :)

These sound great - will have to try and make them sometime!

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Thanks for the recipe, I will try to bake this as soon as possible. I'm looking forward for more recipe from you.

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[Susan Hayward]

Shannon: my condolences on your library fine. That really stinks. I always have a fine. But I figure it's still cheaper than buying all that stuff new.

[Shannon]

Giada's nasal voice makes it absolutely impossible for me to watch an entire episode, but the cookies do look yummy.

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Allie: you will like these cookies. However, I think I still owe you and your dude some treats. Maybe I should make them for you!

[Allison]

I am so excited to make these cookies! I'll talk to you soon!