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    Home » Desserts » Cookies & Bars

    Double Chocolate Cookies with Hazelnuts

    Published: Dec 3, 2010 · Modified: May 10, 2022 by Dara · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 32 Comments

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    Double chocolate cookies with hazelnuts are always a popular cookie, but can be enjoyed any time of the year. The cookies are soft inside with chewy edges, and filled with white chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
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    I have to hand it to my mum. She is a woman of great resilience and patience. Growing up, I was known to playfully terrorize my mum on a regular basis. While I occasionally jumped out from around corners with a loud "Boo!" or tickled the back of her neck with my finger, my favorite prank involved a rubber lizard...in her bed...when she least expected it. She always delighted me with a loud scream and a 10-foot leap out of bed, but would never get mad at me. She always laughed...always. As I said, resilience and patience are some of her strengths, along with enough willpower to stop her from strangling her only child.

    My mum was not even immune to my teasing around the holidays. She is a stickler for honoring the holidays only once the calendar flips to December first, a tradition which I now carry on in my own home. She insisted that Christmas carols were not to be sung before December though, as playful as I was (I prefer that description to "bratty"), I would sing or hum a few bars of my favorite Christmas tunes before the holidays hit, which was always met with a stern look and gentle reprimand. Every year on the morning of December first, I would wake her up with a rousing rendition of Jingle Bells or Winter Wonderland. To this day, I call her every year to serenade her with the first carol of the season. I think it is something we both look forward to as a way to honor the season and probably something she prefers over rubber lizards.

    December is always a time to pull the spices out of the cupboards and get serious about baking holiday cookies, fudge, and candy. Some of our favorites are Chocolate & Peppermint Bark Cookies, Louisiana Pecan & Butterscotch Balls, and Pine Nut, Caramel & Sea Salt Shortbread Bars. The cookies I am posting today are rich with two kinds of chocolate, ground ginger and nutmeg, and hazelnuts. They are perfect treats to bring to a cookie swap, but be sure to save some for yourselves.

    The double chocolate cookies:

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set the oven racks at the lowest and middle settings.

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    In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes.

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    Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined.

    In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, unsweetened cocoa, ground ginger, freshly ground nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.

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    Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the flour mixture until just combined.

    Stir in coarsely chopped white chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.

    Using 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart.

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    Bake until the cookies are set around the edges and still slightly soft in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking.

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    Other chocolate cookies:

    Cookin' Canuck's Chocolate & Peppermint Bark Cookies
    Cookin' Canuck's Triple Chocolate Mint Cookies
    Brown Eyed Baker's Chocolate-Pistachio Biscotti
    Picky Palate's Oreo Truffle Surprise Cookies
    Barbara Bakes' Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

    Chocolate Ginger Cookies with White Chocolate & Hazelnuts

    1 cup (16 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
    ⅔ cup (packed) brown sugar
    1 ½ cups granulated sugar
    2 large eggs
    2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
    1 ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
    ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    ⅛ teaspoon salt
    4 oz. white chocolate, roughly chopped
    ½ cup chopped hazelnuts

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set the oven racks at the lowest and middle settings.

    In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes.

    Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined.

    In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, unsweetened cocoa, ground ginger, freshly ground nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the flour mixture until just combined.

    Stir in coarsely chopped white chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.

    Using 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake until the cookies are set around the edges and still slightly soft in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking.

    Makes approximately 40 cookies.

    Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

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      1. madge @ vegetariancasserolequeen

        December 07, 2010 at 1:45 pm

        Great cookies! Great story! I am also strict about not celebrating Christmas until December 1st. I'm glad I'm not the only one (although it often feels that way!)

        Thanks for sharing...

        Reply
      2. Kevin

        December 07, 2010 at 2:36 am

        Those cookies look so good! I like the huge chunks of chocolate.

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      3. penny aka jeroxie

        December 07, 2010 at 1:46 am

        sounds awesome. love the addition of ginger

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      4. Jamie

        December 06, 2010 at 1:27 pm

        You are too funny and must've been some brat! But a sweet one! But I love how the holidays can bring out such memories and stir up such emotions. Fabulous cookies for any time.

        Reply
      5. Marly

        December 06, 2010 at 12:59 pm

        Looks like a lovely recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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      6. Evan @swEEts

        December 06, 2010 at 1:12 am

        I'm a sucker for Christmas traditions 🙂 These cookies looks wonderful.. just the write flavors for the holiday season!

        Reply
      7. Wilde in the Kitchen

        December 05, 2010 at 10:42 pm

        I love this time of year, so many new cookies recipes! Yours look super delicious!

        Reply
      8. sara @ CaffeIna

        December 05, 2010 at 6:01 pm

        Hazelnut and white chocolate...omg....I don't know what I could do for these cookies!

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      9. Becky at VintageMixer

        December 05, 2010 at 4:13 pm

        These sound amazing Dara! Christmas cookies should be decadent, I think, and these are just perfect.

        Reply
      10. bunkycooks

        December 05, 2010 at 2:07 pm

        These cookies sound so good with all of the spices! My 21 yr. old just informed me on Thanksgiving that he knew he was a terrible kid when he was younger. It's always a good thing to fess up! It's amazing we all lived through the torture!

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      11. Belinda @zomppa

        December 05, 2010 at 1:13 pm

        Traditions are funny. Some people relish them, others rebel against them. All could agree that these are fantastic.

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      12. Katie@Cozydelicious

        December 05, 2010 at 4:13 am

        These cookies have everything! Chocolate, nuts, and spicy flavor too! Yum!

        Reply
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