Chocolate-Hazelnut Spritz Cookies
Course: baking, cookies, snacksDifficulty: MediumServingsservings
Prep timeminutes
Cooking time
1
hour15
minutesTotal timeminutes
Ingredients
270 g unsalted butter
120 g powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 egg yolks
240 g flour
50 g cocoa powder
150 g ground hazelnut
1 tsp baking powder
30 ml milk
50 g melted white chocolate
150 g milk chocolate
Steps
- Preheat oven to 175°C.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the cold butter, powdered sugar, salt, vanilla extract, cinnamon on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add and mix the egg yolk
- Add the dry ingredients ( flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, ground hazelnut) and mix on low until combined.
Pour the milk if the dough is to dry.
- Fill a cookie press with the dough. Form desired shapes on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 9-11 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool.
- Spoon a small dollop of the chocolate in the center of each cookie.
Place remaining cookie on top, and gently press on each to squeeze filling to edges.
- Garnish the top of the cookie with melted white chocolate.
