Double Chocolate Ginger & Hazelnut Cookies Recipe & Giveaway Recipe
Ingredients
- Other chocolate cookies:
- Cookinâ Canuckâs Chocolate & Peppermint Bark Cookies
- Cookinâ Canuckâs Triple Chocolate Mint Cookies
- Brown Eyed Bakerâs Chocolate-Pistachio Biscotti
- Picky Palateâs Oreo Truffle Surprise Cookies
- Barbara Bakesâ Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
- Chocolate Ginger Cookies with White Chocolate & Hazelnuts
- 1 cup (16 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup (packed) brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 oz. white chocolate, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
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