This is one of the most tested and loved recipes in our home. I have made hundreds of them over the past 10 years. My husband loves them frozen during any time of the day, and I love them dipped in a cup of strong espresso after a meal.

Ingredients

-1 cup hazelnut (toasted, husked, coarsely chopped)

-3 cups all purpose flour

-2/3 cup cocoa powder

-1 teaspoon baking soda

-1 teaspoon baking powder

-1/2 teaspoon salt

-1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)

-1 1/2 cup sugar

-3 large eggs (room temperature)

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet with reusable baking parchment paper.

2. Whisk all the dry ingredients together (flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt) and put aside.

3. Beat butter and sugar to blend, add eggs, vanilla and almond extract until blended.

4. Beat wet mixture (from Step 3) into dry mixture (from Step 1). Add hazelnut in the end and mix.

5. Divide the dough into 2.5 inch wide log. In a conventional oven, bake at 350 F for 40 minutes (For convection oven, adjust temperature to 300 F for 40 minutes).

6. Let it cool on the counter for 10 minutes. Cut into 1/2 inch slices.

7. Once cut, turn them on their side, and re-bake for an extra 15 minutes.