"This recipe began with Nik Sharma's affection for Nutella—the wonders of which he discovered after moving from Bombay to Cincinnati for grad school—and it ends with a streamlined one-bowl, crisp-chewy cookie that happens to be gluten-free. It tastes both everything and nothing like your perfect chocolate chip. Adapted slightly from Season (Chronicle, October 2018)...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups (165g) hazelnut meal or flour (see note below)
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1 cup (200g) packed jaggery or muscovado sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (see note below)
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1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
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1 large egg, lightly beaten
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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1 teaspoon hazelnut extract or vanilla extract
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1/2 cup (75g) chopped bittersweet chocolate (70%)
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1/3 cup (55g) chopped crystallized ginger