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Hershey's Nugget Chocolate Cookies

Teresa Ambra
These fantastic chocolate cookies include chopped Hershey's Nugget candies for spectacular flavor and texture. While these cookies are great for holiday baking, this is also a terrific way to use up leftover Halloween candy!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 153 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 1/2 tsp. real vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs (no imitation vanilla flavoring)
  • 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 3/4 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 3 cups Hershey's Nugget candies chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, sugars, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Stir in flour and chopped Hershey’s Nuggets with a wooden spoon to combine.
  • Shape dough with hands into golf ball-sized dough balls and place a couple inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are light brown.

Notes

NOTE: If you want a super-rich cookie, add an additional cup of Hershey's Nuggets to the dough before stirring.
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Nutrition

Calories: 153kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 150IUCalcium: 40mgIron: 0.7mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert
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