amaretto choco-chip hazelnut cookies.

for the second time this week, we are being pounded by a blizzard. the obama-weather forecast for our area looks grim.

before the flakes started falling last night, i got inspired to bake some cookies to while away the hours i would be spending indoors. i picked up a bag of hazelnuts during our 2-hour long emergency stock-up trip to the grocery store, and the rest is history.

the verdict? they taste like ferrero-rocher chocolates in cookie form.

and if that doesn't convince you, there's always this:

ingredients

2 sticks butter, softened

3/4 c. each of brown sugar and white sugar

2 eggs

2 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

amaretto

1 c. chopped hazelnuts

1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

method

in a bowl, cream together softened butter and sugars with an electric mixer. add one egg at a time, beating into batter with mixer.

in another bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. mix in 1/4 c. increments, by hand, into the wet ingredients until just combined.

pour a little amaretto (maybe about a tablespoon) into the batter, and mix in along with the choco chips and hazelnuts.

bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 375 for 6-10 minutes.