Comfort Cookies
1 cup chopped hazelnuts
2 cups (1 11½-ounce package) extra-large semisweet chocolate chips (Nestle’s mega-morsels)
½ cup sun-dried cranberries
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
2 ounces best-quality unsweetened chocolate, melted
1½ teaspoons vanilla
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (high altitude: add 2 more tablespoons, for a total of 2¼ cups)
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup Dutch-processed cocoa
1 cup commercially prepared marshmallow cream
Preheat oven to 325°. Spread nuts on an ungreased cookie sheet and roast for 7 to 12 minutes, or until they are lightly browned and some skins have loosened. Set aside to cool.
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