Elements for Linzer Cookies
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour, spoon and stage
- ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp cacao powder – Use good-quality unsweetened cocoa powder for a deeper chocolate style.
- 1 cup finely floor hazelnuts (calmly toasted for extra taste)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 giant egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup Nutella
- powdered sugar, for dusting
Easy methods to Make Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
1. Toast the hazelnuts for a few minutes. Solely calmly toasted. Then, grind them finely.
Toasting hazelnuts calmly (simply till aromatic) brings out their nutty taste. However don’t over-toast, or they’ll flip bitter.
2. Subsequent, in a bowl, whisk collectively flour, cacao powder, floor hazelnuts, and salt. Put aside.
3. In a big bowl, beat butter and sugar till gentle and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Then, add the egg yolk and vanilla. Combine till clean.
4. Add dry substances and blend simply till mixed. Dough can be smooth however not sticky.
5. Divide the dough into two, flatten into discs, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at the very least 1 hour (or in a single day).
6. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
7. Roll dough to about ⅛–¼ inch (3-5 mm) thick on a big piece of parchment paper or calmly floured floor.
8. For half the cookies, minimize a small form (coronary heart, star, or circle) within the heart. For the opposite half, minimize flat rounds. These two will make the tops of your sandwich cookies.
*If the climate is heat, place baking sheets within the freezer for 10 to fifteen minutes earlier than baking. Place cookies on sheets and bake 8–10 minutes, till edges are calmly golden. Cool fully on wire racks.
Notice: Linzer cookies ought to be simply set once they come out of the oven. They’ll proceed to agency up as they cool. Over baking could make them arduous.
9. Mud cut-out tops with powdered sugar. Then, unfold roughly 1 tsp of Nutella on every strong base cookie. Gently sandwich with a sugar-dusted high.
