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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Hazelnut Melting Moments

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups ground hazelnuts
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Recipe

  • preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c ).
  • in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. gradually beat in the egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon zest. stir in the flour and ground hazelnuts with a large spoon.
  • shape dough into walnut sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet. make an indentation in the center of each ball with your finger. bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
  • while the cookies are baking, melt the chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, or in the microwave. stir chips until smooth. when cookies come out of the oven, spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the melted chocolate into the indentation. when cookies are completely cool, dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.

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