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.