Hazelnut Tea Cookies

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I've been making this recipe for a few years now. I make them using pecans. I think one of the keys to this recipe is not only having the butter softened but grinding the nuts FINELY as the recipe says. LOVE IT. Only complaint is I want them to remain more of a ball shape then flat on the bottom. I did notice in the video that her's are also flat on the bottom. I did chill the dough and then after rolling chilled again but they still flattened slightly. I bake them much less than the 25 minute time. More like 15 - 20 min depending on size. That could be a reason some are saying they are dry.

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Loved these cookies, especially with hazelnuts. Made a double batch today. Chilled the dough for a few hours and used a small cookie scoop instead of hand rolling. I think the dough was too crumbly because the recipe does not call for eggs. Chilling the dough and using a cookie scoop really helped.

These are my favorites ... might not share them with anyone.

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Don't normally do reviews. But learned something on these that was important for me. Made two batches in three days. First batch seemed very dry and had trouble forming cookies. Tasted fine, but not gift worthy. Today's try. REALLY followed recipe timing on mixing all ingrediants. Still, When I followed Aida's suggestion for using a small ice cream scope to form cookies, disaster. still too dry and falling apart. But discovered when I formed the dough into balls in my hand, success. My hands warmed them enough for the butter to hold their shape.

Second thing I learned. No way the recipe makes 45 cookies. I formed walnut sized balls. Anything smaller would look ridiculous. Got 32. Good enough in my opinion.

Last thing. Hazelnuts in first, walnuts in second. Preferred taste of walnuts.

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I use half the amount of powdered sugar in the dough and they come out sweet.

I also use cake flour and the cookies come out much lighter. If you don't have cake flour you can make it at home: for "each" cup of flour remove 2 tablespoons of flour. Then replace with 2 tablespoons of corn starch for every cup of flour.

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Perfect cookie for tea, holidays, etc. Really easy to make and delightfully simple when you just want a little something sweet. Came out superlight and crispy -- I took the time to let the butter sit out for a couple of hours and then followed the directions to the letter, whipping at each step for the full amount of time specified instead of rushing through like I usually do. It really does make a difference! Hazelnut flavor is the perfect intensity, too -- just pronounced enough, but not overdone. (I managed to get the nuts out of the oven just as they were on the verge of burning. Then rubbed them with a towel while still warm to remove as much skin as possible and ground them fine in a food processor. The only time I veered from the instructions was to sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar rather than rolling them in it. This resulted in a snowy, delicate appearance. Next time I think I'll try dipping the bottoms in milk chocolate -- yum!

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I made these Gluten Free and Dairy free due to my Boyfriends Allergies. They are super yummy, light, crispy, tasty! Just substitute Gluten Free Flour and Vegan buttery Spread.

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YUMMMY!! Wonderful taste and texture! These are delicious. I've made with hazelnuts and when i didn't have hazelnuts I used blanched, slivered almonds - both turned out great. This is the favorite cookie in our household. I added almond extract when I used the almonds.

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These were not as sweet as I expected when I made them. And boy are hazelnuts hard to find! Definitely worth the try to make, still yummy. It was a good sweet snack! Very easy to make, if your hazelnuts are out of their shells, I had to break each hazelnut out when I bought mine.

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these are the best tasting cookies i have ever made and i have beencooking my whole life[40+ years]!! I did sub. pecans for the hazelnuts though. thank you! these are also really easy and quick if you're in a crunch for time-who isn't?

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I made these cookies for the first time 2 years ago during Christmas season. They been a hit since and everyone requests them. I love these cookies.