ITALIAN HAZELNUT COOKIES WITH NUTELLA® HAZELNUT SPREAD

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Two crunchy hazelnut cookie halves, filled with a soft layer of Nutella® hazelnut spread. Is there anything better on a winter's day? No wonder these Italian cookies are called Lady's Kisses! A marriage made in heaven.

Provided by Nutella® hazelnut spread

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Time 4h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups ground hazelnuts
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
2 egg yolks
1 pinch salt
½ cup Nutella® hazelnut spread

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Bake, in batches, for about 18 minutes or until just set and lightly golden brown. Let cool completely on cooling rack.
  • Spread or pipe 1 tsp Nutella® hazelnut spread over the bottoms of half of the cookies. Sandwich with remaining cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220 calories, Carbohydrate 19.5 g, Cholesterol 32.3 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 50.7 mg, Sugar 11.4 g

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