Hazelnut Cookies

Serves: 6

Cierra Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

45

Sweetness

50

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Toast hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan until fragrant and skins begin to loosen, about 6 minutes

3

Rub nuts in a kitchen towel to remove any loose skins (some skins may not come off) and cool to room temperature

4

Pulse nuts and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor until nuts are finely ground, then add flour and a pinch of salt, pulsing until combined

5

Add butter and pulse until dough just forms a ball

6

Divide dough in half, then roll dough on a work surface lightly dusted with sugar and flour into 2 (11-inch-long) logs (each about 1 inch wide)

7

Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 1 hour

8

Cut logs crosswise into 1/2-inch slices and arrange rounds 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets

9

Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until bottom edges just begin to turn pale golden, 12 to 15 minutes

10

Cool cookies on sheet 2 minutes

11

Place remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a small dish and dip tops of cookies in it, then cool sugared cookies on a rack

12

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

13

Toast hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan until fragrant and skins begin to loosen, about 6 minutes

14

Rub nuts in a kitchen towel to remove any loose skins (some skins may not come off) and cool to room temperature

15

Pulse nuts and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor until nuts are finely ground, then add flour and a pinch of salt, pulsing until combined

16

Add butter and pulse until dough just forms a ball

17

Divide dough in half, then roll dough on a work surface lightly dusted with sugar and flour into 2 (11-inch-long) logs (each about 1 inch wide)

18

Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 1 hour

19

Cut logs crosswise into 1/2-inch slices and arrange rounds 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets

20

Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until bottom edges just begin to turn pale golden, 12 to 15 minutes

21

Cool cookies on sheet 2 minutes

22

Place remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a small dish and dip tops of cookies in it, then cool sugared cookies on a rack