Ingredients
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Directions
1/2 c hazelnuts
1 1/2 c flour
1/4 c unsweetened cocoa
1/2 ts salt
1/2 c plus 2 tablespoons unsalted
: butter -- room
: temperature
7 TB sugar
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1/2 ts vanilla
1/3 c raspberry preserves
1 ts powdered sugar
1. Put the nuts in a small baking pan and toast in a preheated
350-degree oven about 7 to 10 minutes, or until the skins start to
crack. Cool slightly and put into a kitchen towel; rub together to
remove the skins. Cool completely. Process in a food processor until
finely ground. Set aside. 2. Sift together the flour, cocoa and salt;
set aside. With an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar
until fluffy. Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla; mix to blend. Slowly
add the flour mixture in 3 additions, beating well after each
addition. Add the nuts, mixing until well blended. 3. Roll the dough
into 1-inch balls and place on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Make an
indentation with your thumb in the center of each cookie. Spoon a
little of the raspberry preserves into the indentations. (It is
easiest to use a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon.) 4. Bake in a
preheated 350-degree oven 12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
Just before serving, sift the powdered sugar lightly over the cookies.
Recipe By : Seattle Times
From: Rooby
Servings: 36 servings
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