Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

Author Notes

I love the hazelnutty, chocolatey goodness of Nutella! With sugar being the first ingredient though, it is not the healthiest stuff on earth. In the spirit of decadent Nutella, I created these Chocolate Hazelnut cookies. Using hazelnut meal as one of the main ingredients, these cookies are not only gluten free, but vegan as well. The hazelnut butter and grapeseed oil make these little gems so rich and delicious that they melt right in your mouth! I also love these cookies because I use one bowl, and they take minutes to mix up! Please enjoy! – BeamingwithHealth —BeamingwithHealth

Test Kitchen Notes

If you like Nutella (and who doesn’t?), this is it in gluten-free cookie form. This recipe, which is also vegan, makes 9 large cookies chock-full of rich hazelnut, chocolate and coconut flavor. If you can’t find hazelnut meal, make your own by pulsing hazelnuts in a food processor with some sugar to keep them from clumping. – broccolirose —broccolirose

Ingredients

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  ³/₄ cup
  
  hazelnut meal (Bob’s Red Mill)
  
  
• 
  ¹/₄ cup
  
  finely shredded coconut
  
  
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  ³/₄ cup
  
  garbanzo bean/fava bean flour (Bob’s Red Mill)
  
  
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  ¹/₄ cup
  
  grapeseed oil
  
  
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  2 tablespoons
  
  raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
  
  
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  2 tablespoons
  
  coconut sugar
  
  
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  ¹/₄ cup
  
  maple syrup (Grade B)
  
  
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  ¹/₃ cup
  
  hazelnut butter
  
  
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  1 teaspoon
  
  vanilla extract