Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
April 21, 2011
Nutella is one of my favorite things. I have to admit that we almost never have it in the house because it is too dangerous. The creamy combination of chocolate and hazelnut just calls from the pantry until I give in and spread it on whatever I can find. When we were on vacation in Venice a couple of years ago we tried to exercise restraint and only bought a small jar to have with breakfast and snacks. We were so restrained that the next day we had to go back for another jar. Oops. I even found a parve version while we were there and brought several (glass!) jars back in the suitcase.
With the winning combination of chocolate and hazelnut these cookies are fudgy and rich like a brownie with the flavor of Nutella. They are great as a snack or light dessert and keep for several days in an airtight container. Even better, they are quite easy to make. Since time is always short when baking for Pesach these cookies are a quick and delicious way to please any chocolate lover.
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Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Position two racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line two large-rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cooking Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add the egg whites and vanilla extract, and whisk until well combined. Do not overbeat or it will stiffen. Stir in chopped hazelnuts and chocolate chips.
Spoon a generous tablespoon of batter onto the baking sheets, 5 per sheet, leaving 3 inches between each mound so that they have room to spread. If there is additional batter wait until the first batch comes out of the oven before scooping the rest of the cookies.
Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, until the tops are glossy and lightly cracked; shift the pans from front to back and top to bottom halfway through to ensure even baking.
Slide the parchment paper (with the cookies) onto 2 wire racks. Let cookies cool completely, and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
April 21, 2011
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Approximately 32 cookies
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2 3/4 cups hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and coarsely chopped
3 cups Passover confectioners’ sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips
4 large egg whites, at room temperature
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Preparation & Cooking
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350. Position two racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line two large-rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cooking
In a large bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add the egg whites and vanilla extract, and whisk until well combined. Do not overbeat or it will stiffen. Stir in chopped hazelnuts and chocolate chips.
Spoon a generous tablespoon of batter onto the baking sheets, 5 per sheet, leaving 3 inches between each mound so that they have room to spread. If there is additional batter wait until the first batch comes out of the oven before scooping the rest of the cookies.
Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, until the tops are glossy and lightly cracked; shift the pans from front to back and top to bottom halfway through to ensure even baking.
Slide the parchment paper (with the cookies) onto 2 wire racks. Let cookies cool completely, and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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Ohh they look wonderful and all dark and crackly. yum
Looks amazing, but I think you’ve got chocolate chips in there twice. 🙂
“whisk together… chopped hazelnuts and chocolate chips” and then “Stir in chocolate chips”. Looking forward to trying these out!
Thanks for catching that! I fixed the recipe so now it only mentions them once. That must have been my subconscious attempt to add more chocolate to an already chocolaty recipe. I hope you like them!
Hi This sounds delicious. Can they be frozen?
A friend made these for a Passover picnic. Big hit! Actually, HUGE hit! 🙂