Photo: Chocolate-Filled Hazelnut Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup hazelnuts, toasted, skins removed
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 level tablespoon cocoa powder
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Grind the nuts with confectioners' sugar until powdery (do not make into a paste).
Blend together the butter, lemon zest, salt, and nut mixture in a large bowl with a spatula or spoon until creamy. Add the flour and cocoa powder, stirring until incorporated. Do not overwork the dough.
Roll level 1/2 teaspoons of dough into tiny balls and arrange 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 1 sheet at a time until lightly crisped, about 12 minutes. Slide the parchment paper with the baked cookies onto a rack to cool.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate in the microwave.
Spoon a mound, about 1/8 teaspoon, of melted chocolate onto the flat side of a cookie then top with the flat side of another cookie to make a "sandwich." Repeat.
Plain cookies can be baked and cooled 1 week ahead and kept at room temperature in an airtight container. Fill when ready to serve.
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By Chef 1027281- K...
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on July 02, 2010
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In Sydney Australia, Arnotts Biscuits Company make a FABULOUS biscuit called KINGSTONS ( nothing to do with Jamaica & it looks similar to Michaels cookie. The only difference being that is has the flavour of coconut in the cookie I am going to try this recipe with 1/3 cup of dessicated coconut (Dessicated Coconut is not as sweet as flaked but finely cut So I will hopefully update my review with great results
By alan.eisen_2011108
Bethesda, MD
on February 25, 2010
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I haven't yet stuffed these cookies yet - but so far they seem good. However, I believe that the 1/2 tsp. measurement for the cookie size is in error. It would produce significantly more than the 30 sandwiches that are expected. I think 1 tsp or a 1/2 Tbsp. is more accurate.
By sonnetcooks
Oaklyn, NJ
on December 23, 2008
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These cookies were very easy to prepare and simply delicious! Family members volunteered to get me more ingredients if I would make another batch, because the cookies vanished quickly! Thanks Mike! This cookie has made my top 10 list!!
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