Ginger Hazelnut Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/4 cup minced ginger or 2 teaspoons ground ginger
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped

Preparation

In a large bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
Beat in the eggs one at a time.
Stir in ginger.
In another bowl, stir flour with baking soda and salt.
Add flour mixture and nuts to butter mixture.
Stir until a soft dough forms.
Shape dough into a log, 14 inches long and 2 inches wide.
Refrigerate overnight.
At this point you can also freeze.
To bake preheat oven to 400*.
Cut dough into 1/4 inch rounds.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a rack.