Ground Hazelnut Cookies
Ground Hazelnut Cookies are made with freshly toasted ground hazelnuts, red whole wheat flour, and butter. These irresistible cookies are sweetened with date sugar and sandwiched with a hint of honey. Their rich nutty flavor has a delightful crunch, revealing the warm buttery essence of ground hazelnuts. Every delicious bite of these melt-in-your-mouth cookies is comforting and decadent when served with hot tea or coffee!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 oz butter unsalted
- 2½ oz date sugar
- 4 oz red whole wheat flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 oz whole hazelnut unsalted
- 2 tbsp honey orange blossom (for filling)
Instructions
How to make Ground Hazelnut Cookies:
- Prepare the ingredients. Toast the hazelnuts in an oven at 300 degrees F for 5 minutes, cool and grind them in a food processor or spice grinder. Alternatively, toast the whole hazelnuts in a pan until golden brown for 2-3 minutes on medium heat. (Skip this step if using store-bought hazelnut flour.)
- Cream the butter and date sugar for 4-5 minutes until light using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
- Add the red whole wheat flour sifted with salt and beat for a minute. Combine the ground hazelnuts and mix for another minute. Remove from the stand mixer and knead lightly. Refrigerate the dough (after sealing the container with clingfilm) for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface to ⅛" thick and cut them into desired shapes. I used 1 3/4" diameter cookie cutter. Arrange the cookies on a parchment paper-lined baking tray.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack and sandwich two cookies with some honey.
Notes
- Toasting the freshly shelled hazelnuts gives it a rich taste. Feel free to use the store-bought ground hazelnut flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 49kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 7mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.2mg
