I’m determined to start baking again.
It’s been quite a while since I regularly indulged in this favorite hobby of mine. I could use the excuse that “life has just been sooo crazy,” but the truth is that the time I could spend baking is the same time I’ve been preferring to get sucked into a reality television daze.
So in an attempt to rekindle this former love of mine, here’s one of my favorite (and most crowd-pleasing) cookie recipes.
chocolate hazelnut oatmeal cookies.
(yields 18-20 cookies)
ingredients:
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 4 tbsp chocolate hazelnut butter, softened (I used Justin’s; Nutella will work too)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 cups regular oats
directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, chocolate hazelnut butter, and sugar. Beat in the egg.
- Add flour mixture to wet mixture and combine, followed by adding the oats. Result will be a thick batter.
- Use a melon scooper or tablespoon to form 18-20 golf-ball-sized cookies. Flatten with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
These. are. bomb. They aren’t incredibly chocolately (which I prefer), but they definitely have a more decadent flavor than your average oatmeal cookie.
Be sure not to over-bake these, as you want to maintain the ever important ooey-gooey cookie center.
What’s your favorite time to bake? Favorite cookie recipe?
YUM! Oatmeal cookies are my fave and since National PB Day yesterday I’ve been craving some PB cookies and planning to make some this weekend
I looooooove oatmeal cookies!!!!!!!!!
I am SO glad you are back to baking; I have needed some new “graciepes” in my life [ gracie+ recipes...no? okay]
Also, are these the cookies from your banner photo?
graciepes…HAHAH!
Yes – they are the cookies in my banner!
These look amazing… as does your nail polish color.
These cookies look fantastic, I adore the flavor combination of chocolate hazelnut and oatmeal. Good luck with your goal of baking more! I’m sure you’ll get back to baking in no time
Ohh these look fabulous!! Chocolate hazelnut oatmeal… umm yum!! They look so pretty too! I haven’t baked in forever, mostly because of time and then because I don’t know enough people who will eat dessert!
just made these today! so so good and super easy to make!
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Just made these- so good! I accidently cooked them a little longer but they’re nice and crunchy!