Hershey's Nugget Chocolate Cookies
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!
Equipment
- 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 electric mixer
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 spatula
- 1 sharp knife to chop Hershey's Nuggets
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
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.
- Stir until dough is thoroughly mixed; this may take 4-5 minutes.
- 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.
- Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every six minutes of baking time.
- Cool completely.
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-label]Nutrition
Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 134IUCalcium: 24mgIron: 2mg
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