Brown Butter Hazelnut Chocolate Cookies
These large, bakery-style cookies are made with richly browned butter, crunchy chopped hazelnuts and premium milk and dark chocolate bars and then lightly salted -- the ultimate chocolate chip cookies.

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From the time I was 16 through college graduation, I worked at a fast food restaurant that was not too far from my home.

This is actually where I met and fell for my husband, but aside from Zach, I found another great love in the hazy, grease-filled fast-food air, amidst the chicken tenders and curly fries.  This affair was conducted clandestinely in the back of the walk-in freezer, ducked beneath the drive-through window, or concealed behind shelves of cup carriers and sauce packets.

It was a love affair with chocolate chip cookies.

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