Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread Recipe

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup husked hazelnuts
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 place hazelnuts on baking sheet. bake until they're a shade darker and fragrant, about 10 to 15 minutes. remove from oven and set aside to cool.
• 3 lower oven to 325 degrees f.
• 4 place hazelnuts in blender or food processor and pulse to coarse bits; set aside. whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt to blend; set aside.
• 5 beat butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon until smooth. beat in egg. gradually beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture. add the chopped hazelnuts and mix until distributed evenly throughout.
• 6 form into finger sized logs, about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons dough each, and place on greased cookie sheets. bake until firm, about 15 minutes. remove from oven and cool on racks.
• 7 in a saucepan over lowest heat or in a double boiler, melt chocolate. dip 1 end of cooled cookies into melted chocolate. place back on cookie sheet to harden.