Dessert

Christmas hazelnut biscuits

Your friends and family will marvel at these artistic and clever Christmas hazelnut cookies.
Christmas hazelnut biscuits

Christmas hazelnut biscuits

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Ingredients

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Sift the flour, salt and sugar into a bowl. Mix in the nuts. Rub the butter into the mixture until it has the texture of breadcrumbs.
2.Add the egg yolks to form a soft dough. Divide the mixture in half and mix one portion with the cocoa.
3.Roll each portion out thinly on a floured surface. Using cutters in two different sizes, cut out the biscuits.
4.With a pastry brush, coat the underside of the small biscuit with egg white and place on top of the larger biscuit.
5.Place the biscuits on a greased tray and chill for 30 minutes.
6.Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.

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