How to make the PERFECT Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies!

The perfect Autumn cookie that is ideal for a quiet moment on a dark day with coffee. With hazenuts & dark chocolate, its exceptional but DON"T skimp on the salt, it’s integral to balance the sweetness of the cookie.
You'll need:
US Ingredients:
1 & ½ sticks butter
¾ cups granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
3 & ½ cups plain flour
1 tsp + 1 tbsp sea salt
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp bread soda
2 large free range eggs, lightly beaten
⅔ cups roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
1 cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped
Metric Ingredients:
175g butter
150g granulated sugar
100g light brown sugar
425g plain flour
1 tsp + 1 tbsp sea salt
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp bread soda
2 large free range eggs, lightly beaten
100g roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
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[@sallysassa]

Bread soda is just another term used for baking soda or bicarbonate of soda. Baking soda and bread soda are, in fact, the same ingredient. Thanks Donal. I have baked these cookies and they are DIVINE.

[@helenwong1214]

These cookies are so gorgeous !!!

[@adriannanine6496]

I love how cheery you are in your videos! And these cookies look PERFECT!

[@nindakartikadewi6743]

Thank you for providing both measurements Donal! You're a sweetheart!

[@riyamitraministries]

I am baking these today 😇 Thank you for the recipe Donal

[@noranoman5415]

Thank you for this awesome recipe. Your chocolate hazelnut cookies look fantastic and really yummy!❤️👏

[@nouriakhan2332]

This has become by favourite cookie recipe! Made them twice in one week already! Thank you!!! (although I cut the sugar by more than half and they are still sweet enough)

[@gangars6896]

Those cookies look divine...!!!😍😋🍪👏 Keep cooking, keep rocking... Donal 😍🥰🤩❤️

[@Native-Kitty]

Ummm yeah, so I’m gonna save this video because I NEED these cookies in my life! I loved the background music in this video! Especially when you added the chocolate and hazelnuts, it got exciting.

[@KAITLYNTAYLOROFFICIAL]

I recently went after my dream and started my own cooking channel. I would love to share my easy and delicious recipes with you.👩🏻‍🍳🥰 Bless you ❤️

[@maazhamad3936]

Tasty and delicious recipe. Made me hungry.

[@diajaitly2476]

These look so so good!! AMAZING Work Donal. 😍😍♥♥

[@imapip6313]

Excellent and my mouth is watering 🤩

[@Joshua.B.Buzzard]

Browning the butter beforehand may make this better. I'm also going to try to make my own hazelnut chocolate to add as chips into the cookie. Love this. Thanks.

[@madelinecurtin7659]

They look so good. Can't wait to make them.

[@deejejey9712]

That looks amazing!

[@arunidhanapala2053]

Cookies look great. I admire your presentation skills too.

[@KAITLYNTAYLOROFFICIAL]

I recently went after my dream and started my own cooking channel. I would love to share my easy and delicious recipes with you.👩🏻‍🍳🥰 Bless you Aruni

[@sidritxharavina4973]

It looked so good i broke my screen trying to taste it

[@donalskehan]

Yikes!! That good?!

[@sunburn1013]

Ha ha ha - that made me chuckle

[@sidritxharavina4973]

@@donalskehan yup

[@p6192]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@crystal7217]

My daughter and I both agree you should have a podcast. We could both just sit and listen to you talk. You have the best voice and accent.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

When I see my crush, I’m as gooey as the centre of that Cookie.

[@Stacey98761]

Oh man this looks so good!!

[@tomobrien9483]

Definitely going to try these, Yum!

[@adhrshjpillai3965]

As an aspirant of baking its a great recipe to follow........

[@carloinfantino4966]

Omg that looks so amazing. Love dark chocolate cookies 🍪 🍪

[@MaZEEZaM]

Looks really nice.

[@Ramyapad19]

Yum looks delicious i am making this soon with few subs love chocolate soooooooooo much drooling over my samsung galaxy note 8 love your recipes making me hungry Thanks Ramya

[@HowToCuisine]

You convinced me. I'm gonna make these cookies TODAY! 😱😂😂😍😍😍😍

[@donalskehan]

WOOHOO! That's what I like to hear! :)

[@zuweenaabdeen6721]

That gooey centre, so tempting.😋

[@user-qo5bq8jo7f]

Recette délicieuse bravo 🤤😋

[@meenuabhilash5722]

Wow that looks so yummy😋Will definitely try this out..Lots of love Donal❤

[@donalskehan]

nice one! Let me know how you get on! :)

[@meenuabhilash5722]

@@donalskehan Sure!!❤

[@AmayaCiara]

😍 chocolate chip cookies!!!! I'll definitely try this recipe!

[@lillevergossen4452]

Those are hands down best cookies ever 🍪❤️

[@robynm7221]

Wow! I wish I was there to help you eat one cookie! They look amazingly delicious ❣❣❣❣❣❣🥰👍🙋‍♀️

[@swintsdeco6109]

Perfect recipe for my craving!

[@MrSurfferchik]

😃 dang! These look AMAZING 👏 😍! My daughter will totally want these for her birthday 🎂.

[@nellyrosaparedes8645]

Gracias super mega deliciosas me encantaron

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

Amazing!

[@susa1969]

Aww being good!

[@priyamahi7517]

Yaassss i love BAKING!!!

[@jennifergeoghegan7506]

Defo gonna try this

[@elizabethperezoropeza1757]

Me ENCANTA lo que hace felicidades Sería maravilloso que lo traduzca en español también Saludos desde Bolivia

[@lafueechang4922]

It’s my favorite ~

[@debbylev]

look amazing! thank you! Do you think they can be made into smaller cookies? or do they lose something?

[@evemilton1704]

hi, these look amazing! do you have to include the soda? what will happen if you leave it out💞🍪

[@nikkoregio1444]

you're cookie recipe it's so delicious.🇵🇭😋😀👍👌🙏🙏🙏

[@TheOtherSideOfTheStove]

I really like hazelnut in the fall in coffee drinks and in baked things like this cookie...and you are right a good cookie is hard to come by Everyone has their "own" version which most times isn't all that good... Love the toffy idea and chew of using the two sugars....I love it. Great tip on just incorporate the flour to make the dough...don't over mix...💡👏👏 That is commitment to toast them...but it brings out the oils.....that's why these are going to be really good... 3:57 85% cocoa sophisticated.....oh Donal you are bringing it....thats right....bring up a level.....👏👏👏 Nice freezing tip! that way the cooking spread isn't super fast...love that tip.💡👏👏 5:55 Those are huge! 6:34 Yes that cookie does look good....Warm are simply the best.. I love how happy you are....Thank you! you are the best....

[@jeffmuller7700]

This is nearly the same recipe as the Serious Eats Super Thick Chocolate Chip Cookie. It's supposed to resemble the Levian cookie. They claim the nuts are there for 'structural integrity' otherwise the molten center won't hold. I found that if you increase the flour by 50g and still make the same amount then it holds really well.

[@donnabrice3770]

Oh my goodness...dark chocolate and nuts!! Two of my favourites 😋😋😋😋

[@donalskehan]

I knowwwww its a taste SENSATION!

[@donnabrice3770]

@@donalskehan I usually don't bake cookies..but I am making these this weekend 👍🏼

[@PokhrajRoy.]

When I get that Sugar Craving, I know what to do. THANK YOU, DONAL!

[@msgpennie]

Gonna make these today!! Thanks Donal for the recipe 😎 ive never heard of “bread soda” here i Australia though.... I hope its somewhere at the supermarket! Also,I only have the whisking handles on my food processor as my beaters went missing.. I wonder if that will do or should I just mix myself with a spatula or spoon? 🤔

[@mermaidatlantica]

Im assuming baking soda is the same thing.

[@GenevieveThornton]

This looks amazing! One question though...I always exclude the salt from cookie recipes...but this time, I want to honor your recipe and make it authentic 😋. My question is...I’ve got sea salt, but it’s not course like yours, it’s fine. So would I minimize the tablespoon in your recipe to a teaspoon, would you say? Thank you.

[@katttleesi]

How would I go about reheating these and re-melting the choc? Or does most of the choc stay melted? 🥰

[@silvialopez2030]

Question, is the butter at room temperature or do you leave at nice and cold?

[@ujjainiroy-simplylife1371]

These cookies look yumm! I was watching with my son and we both want to make these this weekend. But quick question? What is “bread soda” and if it’s not available where we are, what can I substitute it with?

[@TheLeadGuitar]

Bread soda is just another term used for baking soda or bicarbonate of soda.

[@DiaDia18]

Very nice cookie recipie Donal! They looks so yummy and chocolate! How many grams you make your cookies? Have a nice day! 👍👏🍫🍫🍫

[@donalskehan]

You too! All the recipe details in the description box! :)

[@DiaDia18]

@@donalskehan Thanks! ☺☺☺

[@wthwoo8811]

I was wondering if I added less sugar would the texture affected by it?

[@Laknouz]

Best cookie recipe on the internet. Period - How many of these could you eat? - Yes. 😊

[@donalskehan]

They are so rich! My limit is two! :)

[@Laknouz]

@@donalskehan you are one strong man, my friend... I have no such control over myself whatsoever.. 🤭🤭

[@padraigpower3979]

Can you leave these to freeze overnight or can you only freeze them for 2-3 hours before baking? ☺️

[@ac2812]

I made the cookies and ive just a small tip, put less salt in them than you think! Got very thirsty eating them 😛🤤

[@coljar100]

best dad ever

[@shilpasrchandan6043]

When I made this , the fresh batch was soft & cookie like for couple of days and then they hardened . Can you please tell me what am I doing wrong. I am about to make it the second time. Thanks for this brilliant & easy recipe.

[@geraldosousa9614]

Can I form balls and put it in the freezer?

[@TiSa7123]

6:35 - it got me weak at the knees!

[@juliarisi8385]

Just making these now and they have been in oven for 20 mins and still look like when I first put them in! I have turned oven up a bit . Dough tasted amazing though so I have hopes it will taste as great cooked!! 🤞So here is my review of cooled cookies ,Too much flour in recipe made them hard ,(US flour is different from European and needs more liquid )they didn’t spread at all,taste was good but I only added half the salt recipe said and that was quite enough. My son (a tough critic on my baking) ,said it was more like a heavy scone! Over to you Donal.💁‍♀️

[@kell909]

Same here. Too cakey, no chew, did not spread or even brown much. I think you may be right regarding difference of flour and maybe even the butter in the UK.

[@juliarisi8385]

@@kell909 If I tried it again would add only 2 cups of flour but probably stick with my usual choc chip recipe and just add the hazelnuts to it. Don’t like wasting things.

[@kell909]

@@juliarisi8385 I agree, and thank you for the suggestion about the flour. Good idea if I am to try this again.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Also, sorry for spamming, but CONGRATULATIONS again on your new show!

[@peripheralzx11]

I have to watch this for English online learning

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Donal in Dessert Mode is better than Donal in Pasta Mode. Actually, both are amazing 😂

[@briannaperey9157]

Wow ive never been so excited to try a recipe until i saw this.. it look soooooo good

[@janicedonahue7084]

What is the English aquivalent of bread soda

[@it-ke9od]

I'll make it to eat the dough...yummy...I don't have an oven.hehehe

[@jmirvinggbooks]

Sounds great! I haven't watched your videos in a minute, but is this a another new house?

[@donalskehan]

nope, I wish haha! Its my studio kitchen 😊

[@jmirvinggbooks]

@@donalskehan oh okay wow! That's what I thought! It's beautiful and very vibrant! 🙌😃😊

[@April-vc9rq]

what is bread soda?

[@noeldeleon5866]

Looks so good! Btw, can you replace bread soda with baking soda? Can't seem to find some here in Manila >_< thanks and more power to you Donal!

[@mrmit1985]

I believe that bread soda is the same thing as baking soda :)

[@noeldeleon5866]

@@mrmit1985 oh wow thanks 😉

[@felixborges2958]

I'm going to try this recipe today, but I'm not sure if the butter I should use is unsalted or salted butter. I'm thinking it's unsalted because of the fact that you add sea salt as well. Can anyone tell me?

[@xcobyxzei]

Omg 🤤

[@Yoshylein]

When do you add the sea salt on top of the cookie. Before or after baking? Can't find the answer in the video nor the recipe ? @donalskehan help

[@woroGaming]

4:13 Together with the chocolate and the hazelnuts! :-)

[@Yoshylein]

@@woroGaming thank you

[@woroGaming]

@@Yoshylein You're welcome, happy baking!

[@Northern-ru]

Sooo I followed the recipe exactly but my cookies took forever in the oven , I cooked them an additional 6+ minutes. I think it's cause my oven is a bit older and maybe cause they were frozen it cooled the oven down ??? Idk any advise. I don't think I'm going to freeze them next time

[@PokhrajRoy.]

That Cookie is smoother than Scamsters on Dating Apps and Social Media.

[@deedeeb9980]

In the states what is bread soda please?

[@NadA-pg8ug]

It’s another term for baking soda.

[@Mike84501]

Oh man not something I should watch only 2.5 months out of weight loss surgery. But God they look so good.

[@jorismerckx]

Anybody else got a massive craving for these right now???? Ill be the size of a house by christmas

[@donalskehan]

SAME!

[@jorismerckx]

@@donalskehan Thanks Donal, looking forward to trying these :)

[@Witchy1976]

I'm all for this recipe....sans hazelnuts. However, I really wish that people would stop that horrible trend of adding sea salt to cookies and candy.

[@DEC19775]

Does donal skehan know Jamie Oliver

[@aishaalwaseela2722]

I kept watching after hearing that accent!

[@donalskehan]

aw stop it you!!

[@JM-zz9jr]

what the hell is bread soda?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Begone, you propagator of sin...ful Chocolate Confections! Jk I want that RIGHT NOW.

[@nabukuma]

Silver fox 👨‍🦳🥰

[@sidritxharavina4973]

If someone disliked they mis cliked

[@srlkngl]

You should be put in Jail!! LOL!

[@unknownfancy]

Well well well...i put the whole lot of salt into the batter. Salty ass cookies. U only sprinkle the 1tbsp of salt. So disappointed for my expensive ingredients.