Nutella Cookies with Chocolate Chips

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp Frangelico, a hazelnut liqueur; vanilla is also fine
• 1/2 cup Nutella
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly grease a cookie sheet or line it with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter until soft.  Usually this takes about one minute.
4. Add both the sugars and beat the mixture until soft and fluffy.  Usually this takes about three minutes.
5. Add the Frangelico (or vanilla), egg and then the Nutella. Mix thoroughly.
6. In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the baking soda, salt, and flour.
7. Use a mixer on low speed to blend the soda/salt/flour mix into the batter from step 5.
8. Fold in the chocolate chips.
9. Bake approximately 7 minutes.
10. Allow the Nutella cookies to cool 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.