Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 sticks butter, unsalted, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, separated
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 3/4 cups hazelnuts, toasted, husked and finely chopped
Make it step by step
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine flour, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- In a larger bowl, use a mixer to beat sugar until fluffy and creamy. Add 1 cup of powdered sugar and blend until well incorporated. Add vanilla bean paste to butter and sugar.
- Pour half of the hazelnuts into butter mixture and stir with a large spoon. Add all of the flour and mix. Follow this with remaining hazelnuts.
- Form 1 inch balls of dough and drop on parchment paper with 1 inch of space between each. Bake for 25 minutes or until edges turn golden brown.
- Allow to cool 5-10 minutes. With remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, roll balls on all sides until coated. Tap off excess. After they’ve cooled completely, roll in powedered sugar once more.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
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