8/21/13

HAZELNUT SHORTBREAD COOKIES


Hazelnuts, Nutella, and glittery shortbread cookies - what's not to love! What we love about these is that they are SO simple to make. These cookies literally take 10 minutes of hands-on prepping. The remaining of the time they will either be baking or resting.

They are SO easy to make, they are delicious and stunning. You will not regret it. Save this recipe!


Ingredients
    Cookies
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon corn starch
  • 1 cup finely ground hazelnuts
  • 2 sachets (0.35-oz each) vanilla sugar
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening
  • Optional
  • Nutella
  • Edible Glitter
Instructions
  • - In a large mixing bowl sift together flour and corn starch.
  • -Stir in hazelnuts, vanilla sugar, and powdered sugar. If you don't have vanilla sugar or can't find it, leave it out.
  • -Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, work in the vegetable shortening; work it in until it all disappears and it's well blended.
  • -Cover dough with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 15 to 30 minutes.
  • -Preheat oven to 350.
  • -Line two baking sheets with silpat mat or parchment paper; set aside.
  • -Remove dough from fridge and let rest for 5 minutes.
  • -Flour your work surface and rolling pin; roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness.
  • -Cut out cookies with a round cutter and transfer to prepared pan. You don't have to space them a lot - the cookies will not spread.
  • -Bake for 13 minutes.
  • -Let cool on pan for 5 minutes; remove and cool on wire racks.
  • -When completely cooled, dip them in Nutella and top with edible glitter or raw sugar.
Notes
     - Cookies are best a day later. You can freeze the cookies for up to 3 months.

Try these out and let us know what you think!

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