Hazelnut espresso cookies – #creativecookieexchange
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This month's theme for cookies was Chips, Chunks or Bits, which I totally loved! Thank you Tara for the great idea! I was trying to think of what I wanted to make, something out of the ordinary, when I had one of those 'wow I got it' light bulbs show up above my head. I was in a local coffee shop and they had those dangerous little dark chocolate espresso beans for sale and thought why not use those in a cookie? And what better place to be inspired by a coffee flavored cookie than in a coffee shop. I love coffee, especially flavored coffee, so why not make the cookie a flavor that goes with coffee. Like hazelnut! And make it more decadent by adding more dark chocolate to the mix. I know, that's a little overboard but it sure turned out irresistibly tasty! So I think I got the theme covered this month - chips of chocolate, chunks of espresso beans and bits of nuts! After making 3 batches I finally hit upon the right combination of ingredients and they pack a serious sugar high, not to mention the caffeine! Woohoo, it will keep you going all afternoon. It's a soft
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