How To Make Hazelnut Cookies

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Jan. 08, 2018

There's more the hazelnuts than just the Nutella.Today we are making Hazelnut cookies.

Ingredients

Hazelnut 6 Ounce (170g)
Vegetable oil 2 Tablespoon (30mL)
Butter 6 Tablespoon (85g,room temperature)
Demerara sugar 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) (100g,packed)
Granulated sugar 1/3 Cup (5.33 tbs) (75g)
Egg 1 Large
Vanilla extract 1/2 Teaspoon (2 mL)
Flour 1 Cup (16 tbs) (155g)
Baking soda 1/2 Teaspoon (2mL)
Salt 1 Pinch

Directions

GETTING READY:

1.Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC).

MAKING:

2.Toast the hazelnuts on a baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes.

3.Grind the hazelnuts in a food processor coarsely.

4.Set aside about a 1/4 cup of the ground hazelnuts.

5.Grind the remaining nuts fine and add the oil, continue until the mixture turns into a hazelnut butter.

6.Mix the flour the baking soda and the salt.

7.In a stand mixer cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.

8.Beat in the hazelnut butter, egg and vanilla; mix thoroughly.

9.Slowly spoon in the flour mixture while mixing.

10.Mix in the reserved hazelnuts.

11.Scoop the dough in small amounts and form into balls.

12.Arrange them 2 apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

13.Flatten the balls with the tines of a fork.

14.Bake for 8-to-9 minutes or until the cookies are golden.

15.Cool on racks.

SERVING:

16.Serve and enjoy!

TIPS:

The cookies will keep for about a week in a sealed jar.

Recipe Summary

Difficulty Level: Easy
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 8