Ginger Hazelnut Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup minced ginger or 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• 2 beat in the eggs one at a time.
• 3 stir in ginger.
• 4 in another bowl, stir flour with baking soda and salt.
• 5 add flour mixture and nuts to butter mixture.
• 6 stir until a soft dough forms.
• 7 shape dough into a log, 14 inches long and 2 inches wide.
• 8 refrigerate overnight.
• 9 at this point you can also freeze.
• 10 to bake preheat oven to 400*.
• 11 cut dough into 1/4 inch rounds.
• 12 bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
• 13 cool on a rack.