Warm Chocolate Chip & Hazelnut Cookies

There's never really been a better excuse to treat yourself. If it applies, why not keep kids occupied by getting them involved in this easy and fun cookie recipe?
Serves
Makes 16
Total Time
35 Minutes Plus chilling
Ingredients
100g of blanched hazelnuts
125g of softened unsalted butter
100g of light brown muscovado sugar
25ml of maple syrup
1 medium Waitrose British Blacktail Free Range Egg, beaten
200g of plain flour
70g of milk or dark chocolate chunks
Method
Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Place the hazelnuts on a baking tray and put in the oven to toast until lightly coloured all over – about 4-5 minutes. Remove about 25g of the hazelnuts and set aside. Place the rest in a food processor and blitz until coarsely chopped.

Step 2

Place the butter in a bowl and beat together with the sugar until light and creamy. Gradually add the maple syrup along with the egg and continue to mix. Gradually add the flour, ground hazelnuts and chocolate chips, and mix until you have a soft dough-like mixture. Tip this out onto a sheet of clingfilm and roll into a long, thick sausage shape about 7cm in diameter. Place in the fridge and chill for about an hour.

Step 3

Reduce the oven temperature to 160°C, gas mark 3. Line two baking trays with parchment paper. Unwrap the dough and cut into 16 cookies. Place them on the baking trays. Chop the remaining hazelnuts and scatter over the top, pressing them down gently. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Place the cookies on a wire rack and leave to cool for a few minutes, then serve warm on their own or with vanilla ice cream if you wish.

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