Xxl hazelnut, milk chocolate and praline cookies

Ingredients

Cookie dough:

• 8.5 oz softened butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 pinch coarse salt, salt, or fleur de sel

Cake flour:

• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2/3 cup flour

Filling:

• 12 oz chocolate chunks (dark, milk, or white)
• 7 oz toasted hazelnuts (or peanuts)

Topping:

• 4 Tbsp peanut praline (or praline made with another nut)

Materials

• Piping bag (or freezer bag)
• Parchment paper
• Kitchen scale
• Sieve
• Stand mixer (or electric hand mixer)

Preparation

• Mix the soft butter with the sugars until creamy. Add the eggs and mix well.
• Cake flour:
  Combine the cornstarch and flour then sift the mixture to obtain a finer powder.
  
• Add this mixture as well as the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to the previous mixture and incorporate it well.
• Finally, add the chocolate chunks (or roughly chopped chocolate) and the roasted hazelnuts. Mix everything well to incorporate the toppings.
  
• If the dough is a little soft, refrigerate it for 15 to 30 minutes. Make balls of approximately 6 oz (170g) and place them on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
• Bake in a fan-assisted oven for 10–12 minutes at 200°C (390°F). You will need to bake the cookies in several batches, as they will spread. Leave them to cool on the baking sheet after baking.
  
• Place the praline in a piping bag, snip off the tip, and pipe it onto the cookies for maximum indulgence!

Observations

Can you freeze these XXL cookies?
You can freeze your cookies without any problem!

Can you reduce the sugar?
You can reduce the sugar, but this will affect the texture of the cookies. Be sure to use both types of sugar, though: the combination gives the cookies their crispy yet chewy texture.

What can you use as a filling for XXL cookies?
We chose milk chocolate (you can use chunks, large chocolate chips, or roughly chopped chocolate), toasted hazelnuts, and peanut praline, but you can also try these combinations:
- white chocolate, toasted hazelnuts, hazelnut praline
- dark chocolate, walnuts, chocolate spread
- milk chocolate, peanuts, peanut praline
- dark chocolate, pecans, pecan praline
- white chocolate, pistachios, pistachio praline
- raspberries, toasted hazelnuts, raspberry jam
Feel free to create your own combinations and tell us in the comments which ones you’ve tried!

How should you store these XXL cookies?
You can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 days or in the refrigerator for 6 days. Take them out 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving!

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