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                    WHITE CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT COOKIES

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies                          Chocolate

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/4   lb           Unsalted butter
 12       oz           Coarsely chopped white
                       -chocolate
  2       lg           Eggs, at room temperature
    1/3   c            Packed brown sugar
    1/3   c            Sugar
  1 1/2   ts           Vanilla extract
  4       oz           Cream cheese
  1 3/4   c            Flour
  1 1/4   ts           Baking soda
    1/4   ts           Cinnamon
  8       oz           Coarsely chopped semisweet
                       -chocolate
    1/2   c            Coarsely chopped hazelnuts

 FROM:      Derek Maddox (The Tally System -
 912-328-6183 - (1:36)

 Position a rack in the center and preheat oven to
 350°F. Lightly butter baking sheets. In a double
 boiler over hot - not simmering - water, melt the
 butter and 8 ounces of the white chocolate, stirring
 frequently. Set aside and let cool until tepid.

 In a large bowl, beat the eggs until light and frothy.
 Beat in the sugars until the mixture is light and
 fluffy, about 3 minutes. Blend in the tepid white
 chocolate mixture and the vanilla.

 In a double boiler over simmering water, melt the
 cream cheese, stirring occasionally. Blend into the
 white chocolate mixture. In a medium bowl, combine the
 flour, baking soda, and cinnamon; blend into the white
 chocolate mixture. Fold in the remaining white
 chocolate, semisweet chocolate, and hazelnuts. Spoon
 by heaping tablespoonfuls, two inches apart, onto the
 prepared pans and bake until golden brown and firm to
 the touch, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the cookies
 to wire racks and cool completely. Store in an
 airtight container at room temperature.

 Source: "White Chocolate," by Janice Wald Henderson

 Creator: Ann M. Bartholamay, executive chef for Omni
 Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey.

 ** this comes from the bottom of the files of
 Shelley Rodgers



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