Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies. Just a few simple ingredients is all it takes to create these nutty, all-butter hazelnut shortbread cookies with a light drizzle of chocolate.
Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
I thought I was safe making these hazelnut shortbread cookies. I believed I was the only shortbread obsessive in our family. Sure, everybody here does love them but it seems we have a new avid enthusiast recently who has been eating these particular treats straight from the freezer!
Yes, Olivia, I know it was you!
Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
This Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread is cookie fanatic approved.
I went to pull some of this hazelnut shortbread out of the freezer the other day when my mom visited and there were only 2 left out of the entire batch! Liv loves toasted hazelnuts and chocolate too, so the combination with buttery shortbread was apparently too much to resist.
She had practically polished off half the batch over the course of the week, sneaking them one at a time from the basement freezer. If you are so easily tempted you may want to make these closer to the Holidays as there seems to be no safe place for these to hide.
Dark Chocolate Chips at 50% cocoa is my favourite for melting and dipping.
Originally published Nov 9, 2013. Updated December 2017 to provide the option for metric measurements and to add nutritional information.
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Hazelnut Chocolate Shortbread Cookies - Just a few simple ingredients is all it takes to create these nutty, all-butter hazelnut shortbread cookies with a light drizzle of chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts, lightly toasted & roughly chopped hazelnuts
For the chocolate ganache
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp whipping cream
Instructions
- Toast the hazelnuts on a cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven for about 5 minutes until the skins begin to have a cracked appearance.
- Spread a clean tea towel on the counter top and sprinkle the hazelnuts onto it.
- Cover with another clean tea towel and roll the hazelnuts with a flat palm between the two towels to remove the skins. They may not all be perfectly clean but a few skins left on is perfectly okay.
- Let the hazelnuts completely cool to room temperature before chopping them roughly with a large sharp knife. 1/4 to 1/2 sized nut pieces are best.
- Cream together the butter sugar and vanilla until very light and fluffy.
- Gently fold in the flour and salt until the dry ingredients are almost completely incorporated.
- Add the chopped hazelnuts and work into a soft dough.
- Form the dough into two 1 1/2 inch wide logs.
- Wrap the dough logs in plastic wrap and chill for a couple of hours. (Note: This dough will be fine in the fridge for several days if you want to bake off the cookies a few at a time as needed.)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees when ready to bake the cookies.
- Using a very sharp knife, cut 1/4 inch slices of dough from the log and place 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for about 15-18 minutes until the bottom edges are noticeably golden brown.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Melt together the chocolate chips and whipping cream in a double boiler.
- Using a piping bag or a ziploc bag with the corner snipped off, drizzle the chocolate over the surface of the cookies and let stand until the chocolate is set.
- Store in an airtight container. Freezes well.
- You can also drizzle these with white chocolate if you prefer.
Notes
Total time does not include about an additional hour to chill the cookie dough.
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
36Serving Size
36 cookiesAmount Per Serving Calories 204Saturated Fat 7gCholesterol 27mgSodium 36mgCarbohydrates 17gSugar 5gProtein 2g
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Judy charette
Thursday 7th of December 2017
I made thr pecan bars and they are wonderful. How would you suggest freezing and thawing them? Thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes. Judy
Barry C. Parsons
Thursday 7th of December 2017
I freeze in airtight containers and thaw on a baking rack in a cool room.