Chocolate Recipe # Ghirardelli Browned Butter White Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

Browned butter lends a rich nutty flavor to these white chocolate hazelnut cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 (4 ounce) packages Ghirardelli White Chocolate Baking Bar
• 1 cup toasted whole hazelnuts

Cooking Directions

1. For browned butter: In a small saucepan, heat butter over low heat until melted. Continue heating for 10 to 12 minutes or until butter turns a delicate light brown, stirring occasionally and being careful not to burn. Remove from heat. Transfer to a small bowl. Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat chilled butter with a mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the sugars, salt, and baking soda and beat for 2 minutes or until light. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Beat in flour. Stir in the chopped white baking bar and the hazelnuts.
4. Using a small to medium cookie scoop, drop the dough into mounds 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until the cookies just start to brown around the edges. Remove and let cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

• calories143.2
• carbohydrateContent16.9 g
• cholesterolContent19.6 mg
• fatContent8 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent1.6 g
• saturatedFatContent4 g
• sodiumContent81.5 mg
• sugarContent11 g