Hazelnut Rum Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are "adult" chocolate chip cookies.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 50

Ingredients

• 12  tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1  cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon dark rum
• 1  large egg
• 1  large  egg yolk
• 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup hazelnuts, toasted, skinned, chopped
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Grease cookie sheets, and preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat butter with brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in rum, egg, and yolk.
3. Combine flour with baking soda and salt and stir into butter mixture.
4. Stir in hazelnuts and chocolate chips.
5. Drop batter from teaspoon into prepared pans.
6. Bake about 12-15 minutes, until risen and set.