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Yields
Makes about 100 cookies

Notes: To brown butter, place in an 8- to 10-inch frying pan over medium heat and cook until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour into a bowl; let cool to room temperature. To toast hazelnuts, place in a baking pan and bake in a 350° oven until golden under skins, 10 to 12 minutes. Pour nuts onto a towel and rub to remove loose skins, then lift nuts from towel (discard skins). When cool, whirl in a food processor until coarsely ground. Store cookies airtight for up to 3 days.

 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) browned butter, cooled (see notes)
 3/4 cup sugar
 1 large egg white
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 1/2 cup ground toasted hazelnuts (see notes)
Step 1
1

In a bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat browned butter and sugar until blended. Beat in egg white and vanilla until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

Step 2
2

In another bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, coffee powder, and baking soda. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well incorporated. Stir in hazelnuts.

Step 3
3

Drop dough in 1/2-teaspoon portions, 1 inch apart, onto buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.

Step 4
4

Bake in a 350° oven until tops of cookies look slightly cracked, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.

Step 5
5

With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release; let stand on pan to firm up, 2 to 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Step 6
6

Note: Nutritional analysis is per cookie.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 0

Amount Per Serving
Calories 20Calories from Fat 55
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1.2g2%

Saturated Fat 0.6g3%
Cholesterol 2.4mg1%
Sodium 21mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 2.2g1%

Dietary Fiber 0.1g1%
Protein 0.2g1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.