Chewy Hazelnut Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

Name: Chewy Hazelnut Brown Butter Sugar Cookies
Yield: Makes 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 ounces/319 grams), unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces/298 grams), sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling; 1/4 cup, cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts; 2 ounces (57 grams), cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick), unsalted butter; 1/3 cup, vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, milk; 1 , large egg

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2010

Everyone thinks it’s easy to make classic buttery-tasting sugar cookies that are crisp at the edges and chewy in the center. Everyone is wrong.

SERVES Makes 2 dozen cookies

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

Chewy Hazelnut Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

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