Butter Cookie Recipes - Hazelnut Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup/100 g raw sugar (Demerara or Barbados)

• 1 2/3 cups/250 g finely ground hazelnuts

• 1 1/2 cups/225 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 2/3 cup/150 g butter, cut up

• 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F/170°C/gas 3. Set out twelve mini paper liners on a baking sheet.

2. Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl.  Beat the butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy.

3. Mix in the dry ingredients and milk. Fit a pastry bag with a 1/2-inch (1- cm) star tip.

4. Fill the pastry bag, twist the opening tightly closed, and squeeze rosettes into the paper liners. Press a piece of cherry into the top of each cookie.

5. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Transfer the cookies still in the liners to racks to cool.