Name: Italian Hazelnut Cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Ground hazelnuts - 2 cups; All-purpose flour - 1 ⅔ cups; Confectioners' sugar - 1 ½ cups; Butter, softened - ¾ cup; Egg yolks - 2; Salt - 1 pinch; Nutella® hazelnut spread - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Italian Hazelnut Cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread

1. Ground hazelnuts 2 cups

2. All-purpose flour 1 ⅔ cups

3. Confectioners' sugar 1 ½ cups

4. Butter, softened ¾ cup

5. Egg yolks 2

6. Salt 1 pinch

7. Nutella® hazelnut spread ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Italian Hazelnut Cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread

1 . Stage

In a large bowl, mix together hazelnuts, flour and sugar. Mix in butter, egg yolk and salt until combined. Form into ball; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 3 hours.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Roll dough into 48 small balls, about 2 tsp each. Arrange balls, about 2 inches apart, on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake, in batches, for about 18 minutes or until just set and lightly golden brown. Let cool completely on cooling rack.

4 . Stage

Spread or pipe 1 tsp Nutella® hazelnut spread over the bottoms of half of the cookies. Sandwich with remaining cookies.