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:
1 cup
Hazelnut (2 oz)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