GUESS WHAT?!!!
I passed my dissertation defense!!! I am Dr. Stephanie!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Let’s celebrate with some fattening and delicious cookies!!!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- dash of salt
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugars. Mix in the egg, chocolate hazelnut spread, and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly beat in the dry mixture in with the wet mixture until well combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- On a lined baking sheet, spoon out dough, in about 1 heaping tablespoon, onto the pan, leaving about 2 inches in between each cookie. Bake for about 10-12 minutes.








I can never collect enough chocolate cookie recipes…and these will be at the top of my MUST MAKE list

Liz recently posted..Asian Baby Back Ribs~
Chocolate cookies are the best, aren’t they?!
CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Stephanie!! Excellent way to celebrate too

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Thanks, Anna!!
Congratulations! This looks like the perfect way to celebrate
I am dying for a plateful of these cookies!
Colleen, The Smart Cookie Cook recently posted..Peanut Butter Cookie Brownies
Thank you, Colleen!!
Congratulations!!!!!! That’s so incredible!!!!!!!!!!
Emily @ She Makes and Bakes recently posted..Garlic Naan
Thanks so much, Emily!!
Congratulations! What an accomplishment! And I love that you used Nutella in these cookies – that automatically makes them a must-try!
Elizabeth @ The Bare Midriff recently posted..Flash in the Pan: Cream
Thank you, Elizabeth! Nutella makes everything better!
CONGRATULATIONS DR. STEPHANIE!!! That’s wonderful, I’m so happy for you, go-on celebrate with those cookies and coktails too, of course

Emily Lynne {The Best of this Life} recently posted..This Week With The Smiths :: 5
Thank you, Em!
CONGRATS! My friends passed her dissertation defense today too! Hopefully that’ll be me in one more year.
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Thank you, Erin! It will get here before you know it! It’s such a crazy exciting time!
Congrats congrats congrats my friend
You deserve to eat these cookies Indy the boatload! Yum
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Thank you!! If only they were calorie-free! lol
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WAHOOOO AGAIN!!!!
Thanks, Claire!
CONGRATS Stephanie!! That is such amazing news. SO happy for you!
Thanks so much, Cassie!
Congratulations, Dr. Stephanie! That is a huge achievement! The cookies look fantastic too, but I’m mostly just excited for your being done.
Cucina49 recently posted..Dazed and Confused
I am mostly excited about that as well, lol!
Two congratulations are in order. One for the dissertation and another for the cookies. Go Dr. Stephanie! That is super cool!
Emily @ Life on Food recently posted..Why I Need A House?
Thank you, Emily!!
oh my gosh, congratulations DOCTOR Stephanie!!! now every time you make delicious food, i can say “it’s what the doctor ordered” right, right?!

Julie @ Table for Two recently posted..{Baked} Chicken Fingers
Haha! I love that!!
Hooray!!!! Congrats!! I remember how huge it was for my husband. And the cookies are a perfect way to celebrate; I’m thinking of trying with chocolate peanut butter.
Thank you, Laura! Chocolate peanut butter would be amazing!
Congratulations! I am so happy for you!!
The cookies look delicious!! Have a great weekend!!
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Thank you, Jennifer!!
Dr. Stephanie…… CONGRATULATIONS!! Wow… I am so proud of you and I bet your hubby and family are over the moon proud of you too. Well done!!!!! My gosh… how does it feel to finally be over that last hurdle after all these years of studying? It must be amazing.
Congratulations again my friend.
These cookies are a perfect way to celebrate. Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you walk on cloud 9 for days.

Ramona recently posted..Grasshopper Cupcakes (Chocolate Mint Cupcakes)
Thank you, Ramona! It feels great to finally be done!!
mmm, chocolate hazelnut – a match made in cookie heaven!
xo
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It is a perfect combo, right?!
Congratulations!!!
What a delicious way to celebrate! I just made cookies almost identical to these and they were so, so, so good! I used Nutella and Ghirardheli dark chocolate chips, yum!
Thanks so much, Shaina!
CONGRATULATIONS Dr.Stephanie !! it’s such a great news,,,,perfect way to celebrate with delicious cookies YUM,,,once again CONRATS

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Thank you, Ridwan!!
Congratulations! That is awesome!!
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Congratulations Dr.!!!! All your hard work has finally paid off! You should feel so proud! And these beautiful, sweet, chocolatey, chewy cookies are the perfect reward! : )
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Thank you, Anne!! It feels so good to be done!!
Congrats, Dr. Stephanie! These cookies look so good. I love all the chocolate in there

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Thank you, Sarah!!! The more chocolate, the better, right?!
Congrats, Dr. Steph! And these cookies look like the perfect way to celebrate!
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