Hazelnut Chewies

Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups nutella, spread
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts, toasted and chopped fine
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven racks to upper middle and lower middle positions and preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. set aside.
• 3 with electric mixer on medium high speed, beat nutella, butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. add vanilla, espresso powder and eggs and mix until incorporated. reduce speed to low, add flour mixture and milk, and mix until just combined. fold in 1/2 cup of hazelnuts and refrigerate dough until firm about 1 hour.
• 4 place remaining hazelnuts in a bowl. add confectioners' sugar to another bowl. one at a time roll dough into 1 inch balls, roll in hazelnuts, then roll in confectioners' sugar. place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
• 5 bake until set, about 8 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through baking. cool 5 minutes on sheets, and transfer to wire rack and cool completely.