Recipe | Double-Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies & Maison de La' Amour Hot Chocolate

I love Chocolate!  I like to have a little bit of something chocolate every day.  I've been known to grab a lil handful of Nestle chocolate chips to nibble on.  Ferrero Rocher hazelnut candies is one of my very favs because it's so decadent, light and fresh.  With Valentines Day coming up, I though I'd share one of my fav chocolate cookie recipes and my Maison de La' Amour hot chocolate.  

 

Double-Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies 

2 1/4  cup all-purpose flour

1/2  cup Hershey's cocoa powder

1  teaspoon baking soda

1/4  teaspoon salt

1   cup [2 sticks] butter, room temperature

1  cup packed brown sugar

3/4  cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2  large eggs, room temperature

1  12 oz. package Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet morsels

1/2  cup chopped hazelnuts or preferred nuts, optional

Preheat oven 350* F

Method:

Combine flour, cocoa, soda and salt in small bowl.

Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in large mixing bowl until creamy.

Beat in eggs for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.

Gradually beat in flour mixture.

Stir in morsels.

Refrigerate for a half an hour or so to chill the dough.

Drop rounded tablespoon of dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are puffed.

Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.  

Maison de La 'Amour  Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

2  cups whole milk

2  ounces dark chocolate, chopped

2  ounces milk chocolate, chopped 

1  Tablespoon granulated sugar

A  pinch of salt

1/2  teaspoon vanilla extract

(a  pinch of cinnamon, optional)

Garnish:

Freshly whipped cream

Chocolate shavings

Method:

Warm 2 cups of milk in small sauce pan over medium-low heat, until simmering.

Remove from heat.  Add sugar, vanilla, sea salt, chocolate and cinnamon.

Whisk until melted.

Return to burner over low heat.

Use frothing wand for a couple of minutes until well incorporated and frothy.

Ladle in to cups and garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.