Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

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Chocolate hazelnut spread holds cookies together for a festive dessert. This easy cookie sandwich recipe come from Nocciolata of Rigoni di Asiago. Click Here to See More Cookie Recipes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

½ cup brown sugar
18 tablespoon butter (2¼ sticks), at room temperature
4 cup flour, plus more fore dusting
1¾ cup corn flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs
¼ cup rainbow nonpareils
chocolate hazelnut spread, such as nocciolata of rigoni di asiago

Directions

In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together, then add flour, corn flour, baking powder, and eggs. Mix until the batter is well mixed and smooth.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Transfer a baking sheet with parchment paper.
With a rolling pin covered in flour, roll out the dough on a floured work surface to ¼-inch thick.
Cut out the cookies using small, circular cookie cutters, and transfer to the prepared baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 1½ inches apart.
Sprinkle the cookies with the nonpareils and then bake for about 15 minutes.
When done, use a spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
Flip half of the cookies and add 2 teaspoons of chocolate hazelnut spread. Top with the remaining cookies, and serve.