Double Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies with Sea Salt

Yield: 32 cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8-10 minutes

These cookies are a chocolate lovers dream! One of my all-time favorite cookie recipes!

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour
  1 teaspoon baking soda
  1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
  3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa
  1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  1 cup granulated sugar
  1 cup light brown sugar
  2 large eggs
  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  1 cup chopped hazelnuts
  Sea salt, for sprinkling on cookies

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or Silpat baking mat. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, sea salt, and cocoa. Set aside.
3. With a mixer, cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time. Next, add in vanilla extract and mix until combined.
4. Gradually add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and hazelnuts. Scoop the dough into rounded tablespoons and place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Sprinkle each cookie with sea salt.
5. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are set, but still soft in the center. Don't overbake. Remove from oven and let sit on baking sheet for 3 minutes. Move to a cooling rack and cool completely.