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Italian Hazelnut Cookies With Nutella&Reg; Hazelnut Spread

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Recipe Summary Italian Hazelnut Cookies With Nutella&Reg; Hazelnut Spread

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.

Ingredients | Cocoa Hazelnut Spread

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

Directions

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.

Info | Cocoa Hazelnut Spread

prep: 15 mins cook: 18 mins additional: 3 hrs 27 mins total: 4 hrs Servings: 24 Yield: 24 cookies

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