Hazelnut Crunchers Recipe

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Ruth Sayles of Pendleton, Oregon reveals, "I often make ice cream sandwiches using these yummy cookies."

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Hazelnut Crunchers Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
1 cup vanilla or white chips
1 cup chopped hazelnuts or filberts, toasted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips and nuts. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls; place on greased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 309 calories, 18 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 164 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Hazelnut Crunchers in Taste of Home October/November 1996, p67