Hazelnut-Walnut Heaven Cookies
Hazelnut-Walnut Heaven cookies make it onto my Christmas gift trays every year. I particularly love the melt in your mouth quality that these delicious cookies have. The three different textural elements compliment each other well; the crunchy nuts, creamy chocolate hazelnut spread, and the delicate cookie. You don’t need to save them for the holidays; they are a nice treat to have with your coffee all year round.
Cookie Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1-1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Decoration Ingredients Chocolate Hazelnut spread such as Nutella
finely chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 375° To make cookies: In a gallon sized zippered plastic food storage bag combing flour, baking powder and salt. Shake bag well to evenly distribute the ingredients; set aside. With an 
and cream until light and fluffy. With .
If dough is too soft to work, place it in the zippered plastic bag and place in refrigerator to chill. Scoop dough with a cookie scoop
I love Nutella so much that I decided to use it as the glue for the walnuts in these Hazelnut-Walnut Heaven cookies. There are other chocolate hazelnut spreads out there, so please use your favorite. I personally feel that Nutella is the best. I was first introduced to it back in the early 80’s when I was an exchange student in Germany; my host mother served it every morning with fresh baked rolls. Mmm that brings back some great memories. Today, many years later, we can find it in most American supermarkets near the peanut butter.
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